Reference no: EM131700461

Discussion 1: "Professional Legal Issues with Medical and Nursing Professionals"

Please respond to the following:

From the scenario, analyze the different and overlapping general roles of physicians and nurses as they apply to professional credentialing and subsequent patient safety and satisfaction. Determine the major ways in which these overlapping roles may help play a part in health professional credentialing processes and conduct, and identify and analyze the ethical role these influences play in health care.

Analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians' conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians. Evaluate the degree and quality of care that physicians, nurses, and medical technologists provide in their primary roles, including, but not limited to, patient safety and satisfaction as required in 21st Century U.S. hospitals.

Discussion 2 : "Information Management and Allied Professional Issues"

Please respond to the following:

From the scenario, analyze the primary problems associated with information management, and analyze the primary issues associated with patient confidentiality. Determine the major ways in which these overlapping responsibilities play a part in enforcing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates.

Analyze the different problems with allied professional responsibilities and overlapping general roles as they apply to a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Ascertain the principal ways in which the allied professional responsibilities in question synchronize with the management of patient information within 21st Century U.S. hospitals.