HSM 542 Week 5 Assignment: You Decide – The Case of Lydia (GRADED)
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HSM 542
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HSM 542
Scenario Summery The Joint Commission has recently visited Little Falls Hospital for its accreditation visit. Overall, the survey went well except for the standards related to the 2010 National Pat ient Safety Goals. The Joint Commission surveyors indicated that the hospital has not devoted enough ...
You have been asked by Felicia Larue, the hospital CEO, to give a briefing on the patient
situation and alternative actions that may be taken by the hospital to ensure that the rights of the
patients are preserved and the risks to the hospital are minimized. Prepare a 500-word summary
of the important components of this case, the laws that may have an impact on this case, and
alternative courses of action that the hospital may pursue to satisfy the parties that are involved
with the scenario. The strategies and recommendations should be as specific as possible and
include the resources needed for implementation. Your primary text and journal and website
research must be used as a reference to support your analysis.
Recommendations for the Case of Lydia
In the case of Lydia1, the primary issue in this case is that of informed consent. If Lydia
is not competent to make decisions measures will need to be taken in order to ensure that she
receives proper care and that the hospital is acting ethically and legally. There are a few
recommendations which should be followed to make sure that the hospital is acting in the best
interest of Lydia while reducing its liability.
To begin with, the hospital must take adequate measure to determine if the patient is
cognizant and able to make decisions. If this is not the case and there are no family members
present and in the absence of the advance directive; the hospital may provide care with certain
guidelines. The hospital can treat the patient under the legal doctrine of Statutory Consent. Under
this doctrine care can be provided in emergency situations
An emergency in most states eliminates the need for consent. When a patient is
clinically unable to give consent to a lifesaving emergency treatment, the law
implies consent on the presumption that a reasonable person would consent to
lifesaving medical intervention[Poz11].
Under statutory consent the hospital will be able to provide care in the event that the
attending physician or family cannot be contacted, but to ensure that the hospital is providing
care that meets the standards of statutory consent the patient’s records must be complete and
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