The Case Issue Analysis Project

HCM3300 Managerial Applications of Health Services Law

Appropriate use of standard English (including spelling, punctuation, and grammar) and APA format must be used.

The case/issue analysis that I have selected is Bragdon v. Abbott

Content:

1. Case/Issue Summary (1-2 pages)
Overview of the history, the background, and the details of the case/Issue

o List of the insufficient details about the case/Issue and the assumptions the student has to make because of the missing information

o Identification of the issue(s) involved

o Stakeholder identification and discussion

o Identify all people/parties involved, including those not specifically mentioned in the case/issue

o List the concerns all stakeholders face or might have

2. Identification and Evaluation of all Main Possible Solutions (2-3 pages)

o List of all main possible solutions. For each resolution under consideration, students should include:

§ List of the significant possible consequences

§ List of the ways the particular solution is likely to positively or negatively affect every stakeholder

§ List of the ethical principles upheld or violated by the solution, including a brief explanation

o Evaluate each main solution and its outcomes, likely impact, and the values upheld and violated by it. Compare the possible solutions to each other and weigh them.

o Are some possible consequences of some possible solutions more important than others? Why?

o Are some possible consequences of some possible solutions more likely to occur than others? Why?

o Does one solution uphold or violate certain values in more or less important ways than another? Why?

o Why is one possible solution better or worse than another?

o If all main solutions are unsatisfactory, has the team searched for other possibilities or variations that have not been considered before?

3. Decision Statement and Defense Against Weaknesses (2-3 pages)

o State which solution is the best and why

o Clarify the details of the chosen resolution and justify it

o Recommend plan of action – exactly how the decision will be carried out

o Defend the decision against objections to its main weaknesses

o State the main weaknesses of the selected decision. Why might someone object the decision?

o What are the best answers to these weaknesses? Explain why the team still considers their decision is the best.

Corporate Compliance Essay

Part 1: Connecting Concepts (25 points, 800 words total)

Below are 4 pairs of concepts that we have studied.  Explain how concepts in each pair are connected to each other and provide specific examples of how they may interact with each other.  Respond to three of the pairs.

 

1.     Auditors and Standards

2.     Capture and Cooperative Enforcement

3.     Privatized regulation and Gatekeepers

4.     Whistleblowers and Culture of Compliance

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2: Short Answer (25 points, 800 words total)

Respond to two of the essay prompts below.  Explain your answers with references to the reading.

 

1.     What is the the board of directors’ role in compliance? What should it be?

2.     Regulations often require that companies post the relevant legal requirements where employees can read them.  For example, restroom often have signs reminding employees to wash their hands before returning to work; breakrooms often have signage detailing wage and hour laws.  From the perspective of a regulator, what role do these requirements play?

3.     From the perspective of front-line employees, are internal investigations different from investigations led by regulators, and if so how?

Part 3: Essay (50 points, 1500 words)

Answer one of the essay options below.  Be creative.

 

Wells Fargo, one of the nation’s largest banks, has admitted to opening 3.5 million unauthorized accounts on behalf of its customers.  Wells Fargo employees faced intense pressure to “cross-sell” customers new products and had mandatory sales goals to meet.  The news of the unauthorized accounts came not from regulators but from an investigation conducted by the Los Angeles Times in 2013.  Only after the Times broke the story did the L.A. city attorney launch an investigation.  The city attorney sued Wells Fargo in 2015.  Federal regulators did not bring charges until later.  In late 2017, CFPB settled with Wells Fargo for a $100 million fine, although the CFPB may have been able to fine Wells Fargo $5,000 for each unauthorized account.

Does the 6th Amendment, right to a jury trial, mandate that a jury must have 12 members?
Explain the history of the Court’s interpretation of jury size?
In what historical case did the Court state, “a jury comprised of 12 persons, neither more or less.” What was the Court’s reasoning for making this statement?
Explain the Supreme Court’s interpretation of jury size in their 1979 case.

Law 4

What should be the test for determining when prison conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishments?
Is a “deliberate indifference” standard appropriate? In what case does the Court first discuss this standard?
Is it unconstitutional to confine an inmate to a four-by-six foot cell?
Why or why not?
To double-cell an inmate with a chain smoker?  Why or why not?
To keep cells at 55 degrees? Why or why not?

International Business Law

1. Is it fair that if a US investor/company wants to go abroad and do business in that country that the US investor/company cannot own 100 percent of the foreign entity but yet if a foreign investor/company wants to come to the US they can generally own 100 percent of the US entity here? For example, Budweiser, Coors, Miller, and Smithfield foods along with many others are not US owned entities. Elaborate.

2. After reading, “reading 6-1”, (Please find reading 6-1 in the attached document to answer this question).

since the US Dollar has been the “world’s default currency” will there be any effect upon the citizenry of the US when the Yuan becomes a world reserve currency or are concerns and worries unfounded? Elaborate.

Business Law: Discussion: Holder Vs. Holder In Due Course

What is the difference between a holder and a holder in due course? Define each and explain the differences.

An example of the holder and holder in due course can happen in a contractual arrangement where the holder is the receiver of payment for an invoice for work accomplished on a contract.  The holder in due course can be a bank that provides a loan to the holder for advance payment for materials and labor. The contract is used as collateral for the loan.

Discussion Question 1: Job Interview

Job interview questions can sometimes have a hidden purpose. You are being interviewed by a lawyer for a paralegal job with a large corporation, and the lawyer asks you about where you would want to be in the next five years. What would be your response? Provide a reason for your answer.

Aviation Medical Scenarios

Post your thorough and complete answers to any two of the following Aviation Medical scenarios:

Scenario 1

You are a pilot. You have a stuffy nose and are taking a commercial off-the-shelf cold remedy.

• a. How can you tell if it is legal for you to fly while you are taking that medication?

• b. Even if it proves technically legal for you to fly, would it be prudent?

Scenario 2

You are a pilot. You are arrested for an alcohol-related traffic offense.

• a. Are you required to report the arrest to the FAA? If so, to whom and when?

• b. If your driver’s license is suspended as a result of the incident, are you required to report the suspension to the FAA? If so, to whom and when?

• c. If the FAA requests that you submit to a battery of psychological tests to determine whether you are an alcoholic, are you required to comply? Who would be responsible to pay the costs of that testing?

Scenario 3

You are a pilot with a current aviation medical certificate but experience a health problem. Describe the complete analytical process you would follow to determine whether you can legally act as a pilot or required flight crewmember.

Scenario 4

You are an airline pilot flying international routes for a major U.S. airline. During an overnight stay in a foreign country, you go out to see the sights and sample the local cuisine. After you return to your room, you experience a crushing chest pain and become violently ill. You go to a local clinic, where the doctor examines you, does a few tests, and tells you that you had a heart attack. By morning, you’re feeling fine and believe the doctor was wrong. Is it legal for you to act as a pilot or other required flight crewmember on the return flight to the U.S.? Explain.

Scenario 5

For a nation or union of nations other than the U.S:

• Compare the applicable medical standards for certification of civilian pilots with the FAA standards described in the text, pointing out similarities and differences.

• Provide hyperlinks to references relied on.

• If you choose to answer this Scenario, then also answer either Scenario 1 or 3 by reference to the regulations you identified in your response to this Scenario.

HI 320-8: Healthcare Data Unit 4 Combining Forms Key Assessment ( MS Access)

Assignment Description:

In this class, we will be creating and using Access Databases. You must have Microsoft Access on your computer to complete these assignments. IF you do not have Microsoft Access on your computer, go to the Bookstore tab on Blackboard, scroll down to the bottom of the page, there are instructions on how to obtain the Microsoft Office Suite.

There are four main objects that we will be working with in Access Database. They include Tables, Forms, Queries, and Reports. For this assignment, you will be creating forms in an access database using the access database attached (Step03-Build-Forms).

Download access database. Follow the attached step-by-step instructions on how to build the MPI form and the Admits form.

Follow the step by step instructions, when complete, take a screen shot of your access database showing the created forms.

Prepare a 300 word summary as to why these forms are important and how they can be used.