Review the scenario and discuss the following:
Institutional Code of Ethics
Project Assignment: Codes of ethics are standards that outline how individuals or groups of people are to act. The healthcare/medical community has its own code of ethics, which is outlined in the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics. Review the following:
• AMA’s Code of Medical Ethics here:
American Medical Association. (2013). AMA’s code of medical ethics. Retrieved from https://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics.page.
•T hree local or regional hospitals’ codes of ethics.
• Various scholarly research on healthcare codes of ethics (at least seven additional sources).
Then, analyzing the issues through these steps:
• Analyze the specific requirements of a code of ethics.
• Identify three critical elements of the AMA’s code that you believe are most important.
• Examine the differences and similarities between the AMA’s Code of Medical Ethics requirements and the code requirements of the three hospitals that you researched.
• Explain why certain individuals and/or groups (please name these) should follow a hospital’s code of ethics.
• Should be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, excluding title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style .
• Should include a title page with the following:
• Should begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Should address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Should end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Should use at least eight scholarly sources that were published within the past five years, including a minimum of four from academic journals.
• Should document all sources in APA style.
• Should include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style.