Assignment:
Evaluate public health policies and practices as they relate to legal and ethical implications for individuals and populations.
Instructions
You have recently been promoted to Health Services Manager at Three Mountains Regional Hospital, a small hospital located in a mid-size city in the Midwest. Three Mountains is a general medical and surgical facility with 400 beds. Last year there were approximately 62,000 emergency visits and 15,000 admissions. More than 6,000 outpatient and 10,000 inpatient surgeries were performed.
On your first day in the position, the CEO requested that you design a short in-service training session for employees on the importance of professional ethics and liability protections.