Posted: January 24th, 2017

Analyze the four (4) elements required of a plaintiff to prove medical negligence.

You are employed as a top health administrator at the hypothetical Well Care Hospital in Happy Town. When you were hired, your pre-employment screening involved background checks into any violation of hospital medical misconduct during the last five (5) years. The results showed that you were in good standing with the hospital administration community. During the past year, you had to undergo training in personnel conduct, as well as in inter-employee conduct with medical staff, nurses, technologists, etc. During the past six (6) months, the hospital has been under scrutiny for breach of medical compliance.

Create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a 4-5 page paper in which you:

Have an introduction paragraph and closing.

Use at least 5 current refs.

1.Articulate your position as the top administrator concerned about the importance of professional conduct within the health care setting. Justify your position.

2,Ascertain the major ramifications of having professional staff compromise the boundaries of ethics and medical conduct.

3.Analyze the four (4) elements required of a plaintiff to prove medical negligence.

The four elements of medical malpractice are:

Duty

Breach of Duty

Damages

Causation

4. Discuss the overarching duties of the health care governing board in mitigating the effects of medical non-compliance, as they apply to the rules of practice set forth in the Well Care Hospital governing board’s manifesto