IHP 610 Project One Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

Determine the in�uence of legal risks and liability issues on policy and decision making

Overview

Telemedicine is an emerging medical technology that allows patients to connect directly with medical providers via video conferencing without having to leave their own home. However, as

with any medical tool or practice, there are legal risks and liability issues that need to be considered. Understanding these risks and liabilities, as well as how stakeholders both in�uence and

are impacted by decisions relating to them, is crucial for success within the healthcare �eld.

Imagine you are a consultant for a healthcare provider considering implementing a new telemedicine application. Your supervisor has asked you and two other consultants to write an analysis

report for each of the three types of telemedicine they are considering to help the healthcare provider determine the key legal risks and liability issues they may encounter if they choose to

implement this application. You will select which type you want to focus on from the list of scenarios below:

An obstetrician-gynecologist’s of�ce is considering adding a remote monitoring application to help track fetal monitoring for expectant mothers with high-risk pregnancies or who have

experienced previous trauma. The remote monitoring application would allow patients to remain in their local hospital without having to transfer to a larger tertiary care facility to be

monitored.

A small doctor’s of�ce in a rural area is considering adding a store-and-forward telemedicine system to allow the doctor time to evaluate a patient’s concerns and determine whether

they should come to the doctor’s of�ce for further evaluation or make the lengthy trip out to the hospital located in the nearest city.

An emergency department is considering a real-time interactive teleneurology service to determine the administration of thrombolytics to a suspected stroke patient.

Before writing your report, you will need to research the telemedicine application you chose, as well as the legal risks and liability issues related to that system.

Directions

Write an analysis report discussing the legal risks and liability issues regarding your chosen telemedicine type.

You must cite at least three sources to support your claims. For additional help completing this assignment, refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing – Graduate item in the Start Here

module. You may also use the Online Writing Center, located in the Academic Support module.

Speci�cally, you must include the following:

1. De�nitions: Provide a clear, concise description of the differences between legal risks and liability issues. Consider the following guiding question in your response:

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A. How might you explain the differences between legal risks and liability issues to someone who has never heard of these terms before?

2. Legal Risks and Liabilities: Summarize the key legal risks and liability issues regarding your chosen telemedicine application scenario. Consider the following guiding questions in your

response:

A. What legal risks and liabilities are essential for those working in the healthcare industry to be aware of?

B. What are some of the consequences for medical professionals if laws are broken or liabilities are incurred in the workplace?

3. Stakeholder In�uence: Describe how legal risks, medical claims, and tort reform can in�uence stakeholders with respect to telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your

response:

A. What are healthcare providers responsible for when caring for patients via telemedicine versus caring for them in person?

B. How can medical professionals maintain patient con�dentiality while caring for patients via telemedicine?

C. How are underserved areas and vulnerable populations able to access telemedicine services?

4. Differing Needs and Interests: Analyze how differing stakeholder needs and interests can impact decisions regarding telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your

response:

A. What rights and needs do patients have when using telemedicine?

B. What rights and needs do healthcare providers and medical professionals have when using telemedicine?

C. What rights and needs do insurance providers have when using telemedicine?

D. What other stakeholders’ needs should also be considered when using telemedicine?

E. What is the impact of telemedicine on underserved areas and vulnerable populations?

5. Technology Risks: Discuss the additional legal risks and liability issues technology can have in telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:

A. How does HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) apply to software developers and application managers who create and maintain the technology

related to telemedicine?

B. What measures are taken to ensure the con�dentiality of patient information?

C. How reliable is the technology related to telemedicine, particularly for those in underserved areas or members of vulnerable populations?

6. Evaluation: Evaluate the impact that the identi�ed legal risks and liability issues could have on stakeholders if your chosen telemedicine application is implemented. Consider the

following guiding questions in your response:

A. Do the legal risks and liability issues outweigh the bene�ts to stakeholders of using telemedicine?

B. Are vulnerable populations and underserved areas able to bene�t equitably from access to telemedicine services?

C. What might healthcare providers need to do in order to minimize the amount of legal risk and liability while providing telemedicine services?

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7. Policy and Decision Making: Analyze how understanding legal risks and liability issues can impact overall health policy and decision making, both positively and negatively. Consider the

following guiding questions in your response:

A. How might vulnerable populations and underserved areas be affected as healthcare laws and policies are generally written?

B. How might the legal risks and liabilities of telemedicine relate to other legal risks and liabilities with using other medical technologies?

C. How might health policy and decision making be affected by not understanding the relevant legal risks and liabilities?

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Analysis Report

Your submission should be a 4- to 5-page Word document. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and 1-inch margins. Sources

should be cited according to APA style.

Project One Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

De�nitions Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Provides a clear, concise

description of the differences

between legal risks and liability

issues

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 10

Legal Risks and Liabilities Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Summarizes the key legal risks

and liability issues regarding

telemedicine

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 12

Stakeholder In�uence Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Describes how legal risks,

medical claims, and tort reform

can in�uence stakeholders with

respect to telemedicine

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 13

Differing Needs and

Interests

Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes how differing

stakeholder needs and

interests can impact decisions

regarding telemedicine

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 13

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Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro�cient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Technology Risks Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Discusses the additional legal

risks and liability issues

technology can have in

telemedicine

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 13

Evaluations Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Evaluates the impact the

identi�ed legal risks and

liability issues could have on

stakeholders if the chosen

telemedicine application is

implemented

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 12

Policy and Decision Making Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner, using

industry-speci�c language

Analyzes how understanding

legal risks and liability issues

can impact overall health policy

and decision making, both

positively and negatively

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors or

omissions

Does not attempt criterion 12

Articulation of Response Exceeds pro�ciency in an

exceptionally clear and

insightful manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

pro�ciency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

5

Scholarly Sources Incorporates more than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or use

of sources is exceptionally

insightful

Incorporates three scholarly,

current (within the last �ve

years) sources that support

claims

Incorporates fewer than three

scholarly, current (within the

last �ve years) sources, or not

all sources support claims

Does not incorporate sources 5

APA Style Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with no errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with fewer than �ve

errors

Formats in-text citations and

reference list according to APA

style with �ve or more errors

Does not format in-text

citations and reference list

according to APA style

5

Total: 100%

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