1.What responsibility, if any, does Robert have for John’s emergency condition?
As a physician assistant, Robert is responsible for providing professional and accurate diagnoses, and avoiding malpractice and negligence in the discharge of his duties as a physician assistant. It is also important to note that Robert, as a physician assistant, is also held to a specific standard of care as per other occupations in the healthcare sector, in discharging his roles in assisting in the primary care of the patient. This includes assessing patient conditions, performing physical examinations , and prescribing and administering medications.
Malpractice refers to professional misconduct or demonstration of an unreasonable lack of skill with the result of injury, loss, or damage to the XXXXXXX, while XXXXXXXXXX refers to XXXXXXXXXXXXX action that occurs XXXX a person performs or XXXXX XX XXXXXXX an XXXXXX XXXX a reasonable XXXXXX would or would XXX have XXXXXXXXX in a similar XXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XXXX, XXXXXX has failed in his responsibility to XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX, XX XXXXXX XXX not XXX John if he had any pre-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX or XXXXX any XXXXXXXXXX medication prior to his diagnosis and XXXXXXXXXXXX, which XXXXXXXXXXX negligence in the XXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX checks. XXXXXXXXXXX, Robert has XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in his XXXXXXXXXX, by XXXXXXX XX order further XXXXX upon being told that XXXX has XXXX finding XXXXX in his bowel XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX may have led XX XXX worsening of XXX situation and XXXX’s bowel haemorrhage. XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX been XXXXXXXXXXX XXX escalating the XXXXXXXXX XX the attendant XXXXXXXXX or a XXXXXXXXX at XXXXXXX facility upon XXXXX XXXXXXXX XX John’s XXXXXXXX, rather XXXX simply XXXXXXXXXXX antacids XX XXXXXXX the bleeding.
In this case, it may XXXX XX observed XXXX Robert failed XX observe XXX duty XXXXXXXX of XXX, and XXX dereliction may XXXX XXX to harms, although the direct XXXXX and damages XXXXXXXX from XXX actions XX John’s emergency condition are XXX XXXXX. It XX possible XXXX John’s XXXXXXXXX condition XXXXX XXXX occurred regardless XX XXXXXX’s medical XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, the situation does not XXX XXX ‘XXX ipsa XXXXXXXX’ condition, given XXXX the XXXXXXXXX (XXXXXX) XXX not have direct XXXXXXX over XXXXX XX XXXXXX, and by XXXXXXX XX declare the use of XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXX (John) may also have indirectly XXXXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXX. XXXX responsibility XXX XXXX XXXX to be fully determined in XXXXX, for example, XXX a malpractice suit.
2.XXXX the XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX provide XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXX services XX a XXXXXXXXX? Explain why or XXX XXX.
A health XXXXXXXXXXX organization (XXX) XX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX organization that collects fixed yearly XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX in exchange XXX XXXXXXXXX health services. XXX XXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXXX to the use XX healthcare XXXXXXXXX within the HMO XXXXXXX, but XXXXX retain XXX right to XXXXXX a physician XXXX XXX network’s providers. XXXXX, the clinic has a XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXX HMO members with the XXXXXXXX of a physician. XXXX is because a healthcare provider personnel apart from XXX physician, XXXX as the XXXXXXXXX assistant, may not be XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to fulfil XXX XXXX XXXX XX a physician in providing XXX XXXXXXX with XXXXXXXX healthcare XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX, a physician assistant XX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXX in a patient’s XXXXXXX XXXX, and XXX XXXXXX and evaluate XXXXXXXXXX XXX patients, XXXXXXX physical XXXXXX, dress wounds and XXXXXXXXX pharmaceutical medications, XXX must XX XXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of a physician. In this XXXX, without XXX supervision of a XXXXXXXXX, Robert’s XXXXXXX show that XXX XXXXXX did not fulfil the XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX providing XXX HMO members with XXX XXXXXX of a XXXXXXXXX. XX a XXXXXX, XXXXXX may XXXX XXXXXXXXXX inadequate or inappropriate XXXXXXXXXX measures, such XX XXX use XX antacids XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXX have allowed John’s medical condition to XXXXXX, resulting in an emergency XXXXXXXXXX for a bowel XXXXXXXXXXX.
However, it is XXXXX noting that XXXX HMOs XXXX XXXXXXX patients to XXXXXXX XXXXX healthcare service XXXXX from an assigned XXXXXXXX, such as a primary XXXX physician, which has XX be XXXXXXXXXX by XXX patient. This is XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXX malpractice or negligence result XXXX XXXXXXXXX XX a patient, XXX professional liability of a XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX that XX a subordinate XXXX such XX a physician assistant.
XXXXXXX, the HMO XXXXXXXXX does not have XXX responsibility XXX XXXXXXXXX its XXX members with an out-XX-network XXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX, should the physician at XXX HMO XXXXXXXXXX clinic have informed XXXX that XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX a referral XXXX an out-XX-XXXXXXX physician or XXXXXXXXXX, XXX clinic XXXX not have the responsibility XX provide XXX XXX member (XXXX) with XXX services of XXX out-of-network XXXXXXXXX or specialist.
3. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XX a healthcare XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX have XXX XXX own XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX?
XXXXXXXXXX consumers XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX. XX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XX responsible for the following matters. XXXXXXXX, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX for completing XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX pre-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX in XXXX case, for declaring XXXX he XXX taken over-XXX-XXXXXXX aspirin. This XXXX XXXXXXXX providing XXX primary XXXXXXXXXX provider XXXX XXXXXXXX and up to date information XXXXX existing XXXXXXX conditions, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX medications. XXXXXXXX, John XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX maintaining XXX own healthcare XXXXXXX XXXX XXX assigned XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, John XX XXXXXXXXXXX for being XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX his XXXXXXX care XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. In XXXX case, this may XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX honestly XXXXXXXXX XXX use of aspirin XXX headaches, XXXXX may XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX potential cotoxicities with XXXXX XXXXX, and the XXXXXXXXX severity XX XXX internal bleeding condition. XXXXXXXX, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX clarifying the advice or XXXXXXXXX with his XXXXXXX care XXXXXXXX and XXXXX healthcare XXXXXXXXX. This XXX XXXX also involved XXXXXXXX participating in his own XXXXXXXXX XXX pain management, XX XXXXXX questions on XXXX to expect XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX internal XXXXXXXX condition, how XXXXXXX it XXX XX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX risks for XXXXXXXXX treatment XXXXXXX, XXX reports on the XXXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX issue XX appropriate. XXX example, if XXX antacid preparation did not work, John was XXXXXXXXXXX XXX quickly XXXXXXXXX such XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX, so that appropriate follow up XXXXXXXX and referrals could XX XXXXX effectively. This XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX to XXX case of a bowel XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, John is XXXXXXXXXXX XXX following XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX healthcare provider, and XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX should he choose not XX XX so. XX this case, XXXX involved taking the antacid XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by XXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXXX is XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX that the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX of his XXXXXXX condition XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX are taken XXXX XX, through XXXXX XXXX as healthcare XXXXXXXXX.
In the XXXXX case, the chief XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX John committed XX a healthcare XXXXXXXX XXX in XXX declaring XXX XXX of antacids for headaches.
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Fremgen, B. X. (XXXX). XXXXXXX Law and XXXXXX.
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