HR 02: Civil and Criminal Law in Healthcare: Memorandum Overview: 3 pages (825 w

HR
02: Civil and Criminal Law in Healthcare: Memorandum
Overview: 3 pages (825 words)
At least 4 SCHOLARLY sources from peer-reviewed journal. (Any listed sources
can be used.)
APA6. (Any of the listed sources can be used.)
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Prepare a 3 page
memorandum to your supervisor analyzing HR practices and heathcare systems
which support legal compliance in the provided scenario.
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This assessment’s HRM
healthcare challenge examines civil and criminal issues that may be implicated
in a scenario at Vila Health. It is of vital importance for HR professionals to
be made aware of situations surrounding patient care and to understand the
basics of civil and criminal law in this context in order to create processes
and procedures that mitigate serious issues.
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Introduction
o Healthcare
HR professionals must always stay current with organizational happenings and be
well-versed in their thinking about legal actions that may occur. It is of
vital importance to understand the basics of criminal law in the context of healthcare
to create processes and procedures that mitigate the occurrence of serious
issues in the workplace.
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HRM Healthcare Challenge
o In
an incident this morning at one of Vila Health’s healthcare facilities, a
pediatric patient was accidentally given the wrong medicine and suffered an
adverse effect for five hours. The child recovered fully but the family is very
upset. Silvia Reed, Director of Human Resources, has reached out to you. She is
going to discuss the issues surrounding this mistake with the family after
discussions with legal counsel later today. Ms. Reed wants you to provide her
with a memorandum outlining what civil and criminal issues may be implicated in
this case so she may have an informed discussion with an attorney for the
organization.
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Instructions
Using course resources
and your own research, include the following in your memorandum to your
supervisor:
o Analyze
HR practices and healthcare systems which support legal compliance in this
scenario.
1.
What kind of information
will be needed in interviews from the doctor, nurse, and pharmacist?
o Create
a list of questions for counsel which address potential civil issues resulting
from this patient’s care.
1.
Identify civil law in
your response, including parties, burdens of proof, and possible penalties.
o Create
a list of questions for counsel which address potential criminal issues
resulting from this patient’s care.
Identify criminal law
in your response, including parties, burdens of proof, and possible penalties.

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