What are the skills and personal characteristics most commonly associated with successful careers in the medical professions? Do you feel that you have these skills and characteristics? Why or why not?
Summarize the key principles of ethics for health care professionals. Provide at least one example for each of these principles, explaining why it is so important in health care today.
Briefly define and discuss the concepts of laws, ethics, bioethics, etiquette, and protocols in health care.
What is it so important for health care professionals to understand the principles of medical law and ethics? How will a solid understanding of legal and ethical principles be important in your own health care career? Provide at least two specific examples.
Case Study
Court case titled " Attorney Guilty of Unauthorized Disclosure of Medical Information," found on page 43 of the textbook listed below. Consider both sides of the issue with regards to the psychiatrst and ttorney:
If you were th psychiatrist in this situation, would you have allowed the medical records to be subponenaed? Why or why not? How can you appeal a subpoena of medical records? Do you believe that the psychiatrist in this case was guilty of a breach of confidentiality? Explain your reasoning.
If you were the attorney in this situation, would yo have subpoenaed the medical records? Why or why not? Considering the man's medical history, could this be considered a breach of ethics? What if it endangers the child? Explain your reasoning as you answer these questions.
This response should be at least one page double-spaced and in APA format.
Judson, K., & Harrison, C. (2013). Law & ethics for the health professions (6th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.