Question

what are the legal and ethical obligations a health care organization has to its patients and families, and how do they apply to this case

Case is: Communication of patient information during transitions in case - Case for chapters 7 & 12 in textbook Health Care Management Third Edition

Answer 1

Though any such law is not there but ethical implication is there for the hospital. patients visit hospital to get cured from their disease not to catch other disease due to their presence in hospital at that time. They cannot take legal remedies because laws have not formulated for such thing.

• Patients are the topmost priority for any healthcare organisations. They must do their best to provide necessary services to them.
• The nursing and rehabilitation facility have failed to uphold their purpose by not being able to send proper medication administration documents to the acute care hospital.
• This has lead the latter to give wrong medication to Mrs. Burns, the patient.
• Hence she has been admitted to ICU for intensive care. The former had to be patient-centric and ensured that no harm is caused to the patient and that she recovers as soon as possible.

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