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what errors were made that could leave the medical assistant and provider vulner

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Question

what errors were made that could leave the medical assistant and provider vulnerable to litigation Exercise 1 Construction workers Jaime Carrera and Ralph Samson are required to take a reemployment drug screening test before they can be hired to work on a new site to which they have applied. Jaime and Ralph come to Inner City Health Care, where urine specimens are collected for examination. The test comes back positive for Jaime, and his potential employer does not give him the job. Ralph tests negative. Two weeks later, Ralph returns to Inner City Health Care for a routine physical examination. "Whatever happened to Jaime Carrera? Ralph asks Bruce Goldman, CMA (AAMA)· "I haven't seen him around the site." Oh, "Bruce replies, "He tested positive for chemical substance abuse, and now he's in a rehab program that Dr. Whitney suggested. What errors were made that could leave the medical assistant and provider vulnerable to litigation? How might the errors leave the health care professionals open to potential lawsuits? How could the errors have been avoided through effective risk management techniques? Write a 2-3 page APA formatted paper disc questions. Be sure to include the person you interviewed on your reference page. Exercise 2: Visit the American Hospital Directory at www.ahd.com. Choose a city, and find the number of hospitals within that city. Compare the hospitals for size, services offered, and financial statement summary. Are you surprised by the differences? Choose another city that is different in size from your first choice, and compare the two. What are some of the interesting facts you have discovered? Write a 2-3 page APA formatted paper discussing your findings. Be sure to include the person you interviewed on your reference page

Explanation / Answer

Invasion of privacy-  invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs, discloses his or her private information, publicizes him or her in a false light, or appropriates his or her name for personal gain.