Question

 Chapter 2 Assignment

 1. Differentiate among applied ethics, medical ethics, and professional ethics.

 2. Explain how personal morals and professional ethics can conflict for a healthcare provider. Give an example of when a healthcare provider would need to balance his or her personal morals and professional ethics.

 3. Of the four ethical theories discussed in this chapter (utilitarianism,

 deontology, right-based ethics and virtue based ethics), which do you personally relate to the most? Explain why you chose that specific ethical theory.

 4. Explain how the ethical principle of justice can be applied to healthcare. How can a healthcare organization balance the pressure of cost

 containment and reimbursement with the theory of distributive justice and fairness?

 5. Compare and contrast the three professional ethical codes of conduct (AHIMA, AMIA, AMA) presented in this chapter. What are some of the notable differences, and what similarities can be identified?

Answer 1

1.Differentiate among Applied, Mediacal and Professional Ethics

APPLIED ETHICS	MEDICAL ETHICS	PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Definition:Applied Ethics is the branch of ethics concerned with the analysis of particular moral issues in public and private life.	Definition: It is a system of moral principles that apply values to the practice of clinical medicine and in scientific research.	Definition:It is defined as personal and corporate rules that govern behaviour with the context of a particular ethics.
Principles: The principles of Applied Ethics are 5 and are as follows Benevolence Paternalism Honesty Autonomy Justice	Principles: There are 7 principles of Medical Ethics Non maleficence Beneficence Health maximisation Respect for autonomy Justice Propotionality	Principles:The principles of Professional Ethics are 5 and are as folows Integrity Objectivity Professional competence Confidentiality Professional behaviour

2.Personal Ethics: is a set of phylosophy that determines what the individual believes about morality and right and wrong.

Professional Ethics: refers to the ethics that a person must adhere to in respect of their interactions and business dealings in their professional life.

For a health care provider there can be times when there is a conflict between personal and professional ethics.The health care provider should forego his or her personal ethics inorder to benefit the person who is receiveing health care from him or her.

For example: When a HIV/AIDS patient is assingned to the health care provider who developed Aids

because of illicit relationship cheating his or her family.Personally health care provider might not approve the actions of the patient but the health care provider should treat the patient with all respect, dignity, confidentiality and integrity for the benefit of the patient.

3. Out of the four ethical theories i would personally relate to Virtue Based Ethics.

Because Virtue based ethics is the moral excellence of a person.A morally excellent person has a character made up of virtues valued as good.Where he or she is honest, respectful, courageous ,forgiving and kind in all circumstances without personal agenda.And it creates harmony with self and with others.And person with Virtues can never be threat to the mankind and professional and would focus on the welfare of the individual.

4. Distributive justice in health care : Distributive justice concerns the equitable distrbution of scarce resources among all socioeconomic groups and population sectors.In haealth care ethics this can be subdivided into three categories

• Fair distribution of scarce resources(Distributive justice),
• Respect for peoples' rights(right based justice),
• Respect for morally acceptable rights.

Based on these principles the health care organisation should be able to balance the pressure between the cost containment ,reimbursement for the benefit of all people for the welfare of the people and their well being.