The follow
ing post has two assignments namely;
1.Designing a data driven company or department
Design a data driven company or department with
in a larger company which utilizes data and write a mission statement for your company or department. What is it, why does it exist, what k
ind of data are you collect
ing and/or analyz
ing and why? Consider your customers – who are they? Who are you market
ing to? Why should they buy your product or service? This first part should be 2-3 pages.
Part II. Write a company data ethics policy that outl
ines data security and privacy practices for
your bus
iness/department. This second part should be 6-7 pages. What are the most important
policies and procedures your company employees must follow and why
2. Medical Ethical Negligence
Consider the follow
ing scenario:
A patient was be
ing admitted to the emergency room (ER) for dizz
iness. He also had a dry mouth and blurry vision. The doctor treat
ing him stated that he was exhibit
ing symptoms of diabetes. The bloodwork and other prelim
inary tests confirmed the diagnosis of prediabetes. After the patient was stabilized and conscious, the doctor gave him discharge
instructions. The doctor told the patient that the patient could control his condition and avoid develop
ing diabetes and the need for medication if the patient reformed his diet. The doctor prescribed nutritional counsel
ing and follow-up visits with the patient's primary physician. The patient asked for medication
instead, and the doctor told him that lifestyle changes would resolve the issues and diabetes could be prevented without the need for medication.
The patient goes home and decides that he does not want to make a lifestyle change and would rather just wait until he needs the medication because it will be easier. He ignores the doctor’s
instructions and forgets all about them. After several months, he starts to have numbness
in his toes, but s
ince it does not hurt, he ignores it. Eventually, he starts to have the same symptoms he had before
in addition to the numbness.
He fa
ints at home and is rushed to the emergency room. A different doctor treats him and assesses his situation. He is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He now has permanent nerve damage
in his foot and is prescribed a very expensive medic
ine he will probably be on for the rest of his life. S
ince his last ER visit, he has lost his job and only has the m
inimum of health
insurance that does not cover the medication. The patient sues the first ER doctor for negligence. He claims the doctor did not clearly expla
in the risks and should have put him on medic
ine right away like he asked.
compose an essay response of at least two pages
in which you expla
in the follow
ing issues:
1. the rights and responsibilities of both the patient and the physician
in a situation
involv
ing
informed consent,
2. the arguments the patient
in this scenario could use to justify br
ing
ing a negligence lawsuit aga
inst the first ER physician,
3. the steps the patient
in this case would follow
in order to file a negligence lawsuit
involv
ing
informed consent aga
inst the first ER physician, and
4. how the physician could defend himself aga
inst a negligence lawsuit.