IHP 420 Final Project Guidelines And Rubric Overview 526401
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IHP 420 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview One of the most important objectives of this course is for you to be able to relate the theories in the readings and discussions to situations in real life. We will develop these critical thinking skills each week via the discussion boards and short writing assignments, which will culminate in the final project, a medical malpractice case study. The purpose of a case study in general is to apply what you learned to a real-life or hypothetical situation where you analyze, test, and propose solutions to the case. You may have a problem to solve and be asked to present potential solutions. Or you may have a situation to analyze and describe why (or why not) certain events were effective or successful.
In processing a case study, you will have to apply research, reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical skills to identify underlying problems, causes, and/or related factors and make decisions. For the medical malpractice case study, you will prepare a paper discussing a medical malpractice case using the IRAC (issue, rule, analysis, conclusion) formula. You will discuss any relevant ethical theories involved and analyze the outcome, applying legal concepts from the course. You should be thinking about your case and start your research by Module Three. By Module Five, you should finalize your choice of a reported case for your project.
In the Module Five journal activity, you will be asked to briefly discuss your chosen case and provide an outline for your project. The final project is due at the end of Module Seven. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
- Analyze why knowledge of the legal system is important for healthcare professionals, including the distinctions between the law, ethics, and bioethics
- Compare and contrast ethical theories and discuss decision-making models applicable to healthcare providers
- Examine the legal environment in healthcare, including the physician-patient relationship, medical records and patient confidentiality, and professional liability and medical malpractice
- Explore the laws impacting the delivery of healthcare, including HIPAA, the False Claims Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and laws impacting the workplace
- Analyze the role of professional regulation, the standard of care, and codes of ethics in healthcare providers’ accountability to self, their profession, their patients, and the public
- Analyze specific legal, ethical, and bioethical issues faced by healthcare administrators, providers, and researchers, including protection of life, the right to self-determination, and end-of-life issues
Prompt
The first step of the project is to locate a medical malpractice case that interests you. The case can involve malpractice or negligence claims against any type of healthcare provider—for example, a doctor, nurse, dentist, or chiropractor or an institutional provider such as a hospital, nursing home, or rehab facility. The case you choose must be from a published decision of the court (rather than a case reported in a secondary source, such as a newspaper or internet article). Published decisions are primary sources of law that create precedent for other courts to follow in similar cases. Review these malpractice decisions to get familiar with the structure and format of a typical court decision:
- Deane v. Mount Sinai Hospital
- Carpentier v. North Shore University Hospital
These cases were found by searching the New York Official Reports website using the terms “medical malpractice” and “wrongful death.” To locate the published court decisions in your state, browse resources at the Library of Congress Law Library or visit FindLaw’s Cases and Codes section. It is easier to find medical malpractice cases in state court as opposed to federal court, so starting with your local state court is recommended. As you research, you'll find some opinions are short, others contain detailed facts.
Select a case that interests you and contains enough detailed information about the facts and circumstances for analysis. Your paper should contain three parts:
- Part I: Introduction — Describe your case, including parties, facts, and claims.
- Part II: Analysis — Use the IRAC format to analyze the case, discuss evidence, defenses, relevant ethical theories, and their impact on the decision.
- Part III: Variation — Discuss how and why the outcome would change if facts or evidence were different (e.g., if the defendant proved the claim was filed after the statute of limitations).
Final Project Rubric Guidelines for Submission
Your submission must be five to eight pages (excluding title page and references), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use APA style for citations. The activity is graded via an integrated rubric in Blackboard, and feedback is available in the Grade Center.
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