ME 191: Medical Ethics and First Aid
Based on 2022 MAERB standards. Students should be able to complete the following competencies:
Cognitive (Knowledge) :
- Discuss legal scope of practice for medical assistants
- Explore issue of confidentiality as it applies to the medical assistant
- Describe the implications of HIPAA for the medical assistant in various medical settings
- Summarize the Patient bill of Rights
- Discuss licensure and certification as it applies to healthcare providers
- Compare and contrast physician and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care
- Compare criminal and civil law as it applies to the practicing medical assistant
- Explain how the following impact the medical assistant’s practice and give examples:
- Negligence
- Malpractice
- Statute of Limitations
- Good Samaritan Act(s)
- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- Living will / Advanced directives
- Medical durable power of attorney
- Identify how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the medical assisting profession
- Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations
- Describe the process to follow if an error is made in patient care
- Explain the process of cardiac arrest and the treatment to be given (CPR class will be completed in Clinical Procedures II class)
- Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare
- Discuss the role of cultural, social and ethnic diversity in ethical performance of medical assisting practice
- Identify where to report illegal and / or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others
Psychomotor (Skills)
I.P.12 Provide up-to-date documentation of provider/professional-level CPR.
X.P.1 Locate a state's legal scope of practice for medical assistants.
X.P.2 Apply HIPAA rules in regard to:
a. privacy
b. release of information
X.P.4 Complete compliance reporting based on public health statutes.
X.P.5 Report an illegal activity following the protocol established by the healthcare setting.
X.P.6 Complete an incident report related to an error in patient care.
XI.P.1 Demonstrate professional response(s) to ethical issues.
Affective
A.1 Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
A.3 Demonstrate empathy for patients' concerns.
Pearson’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting 4th Edition
Student Evaluations: Student's grades will be determined by their average grades in each of the following areas:
HOMEWORK 100 points per chapter
IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS 100 points per assignment
UNIT TESTS 100 points per chapter
FINAL EXAM 100 points
ETHICAL PRESENTATION 100 points
Grading Scales:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = below 60%
For medical assistant students in order for he/she to pass the class must receive an average of 70% or above in the given course AND obtain an average score on all competency evaluations within the given course. CAAHEP accreditation requires 100% of all medical assisting graduates pass 100% of all competencies.
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WEEKS 1 - 2 |
Chapter 1 Professionalism: self-evaluation, personal/professional separation plan, determine possible outcomes of professional vs. unprofessional behavior, workbook assignment and test |
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WEEKS 3- 4 |
Chapter 2 Medical Science / History & Diversity: differentiate between licensed and certified personnel, apply ethical decisions and discretion to victim / criminal situations, workbook assignment**, test. |
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WEEKS 5- 6 |
Chapter 3 Medical Law and Ethics: student demos HIPAA knowledge based on scenarios throughout chapter, complete Living will, Durable power of attorney, Incident report, select a state to research legal scope of practice, use critical thinking skills to differentiate between nonfeasance / misfeasance / malfeasance, worksheets practice to differentiate various laws. |
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WEEK 7 |
Chapter 42 First Aid / Assisting with Medical Emergencies: group exercise identifying various medical emergencies and treating within scope of practice, students recognize types of blood flow and demo how to stop it, student conducts mock evacuation, student demo knowledge of protocol for act of terrorism and list supplies to have for disaster. |
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WEEK 8 |
Continuing Chapter 42 |
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WEEK 9 |
Dilemma Week: students select an Ethical or Bioethical issue to research and relate to the healthcare field. They present their information to the class. (PowerPoint) |
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Week 10 |
Final Exam Review/Make-up week. |
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Week 11 |
Final Exam |
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