"Perin v.

Hayne" Please respond to the following:

From the case study, differentiate between the surgery that was anticipated by the patient and the actual surgery that was done for which a battery case could be made. Explain the four theories in which damages may be sought by the patient. Describe the instances in which the surgeon can be considered a reasonable physician. You are a nurse manager of a medical unit. A diabetic patient stepped on piece of wood while walking barefoot in the halls. Is this considered contributory negligence or comparative negligence? Explain your answer.

The fusion was successful in eliminating pain, weakness and numbness in plaintiff's back, neck, right arm and hand caused by two protruded cervical discs, but plaintiff alleged she suffered paralysis of a vocal cord because of injury to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve during surgery. The paralyzed vocal cord impaired plaintiff's voice which had been normal before surgery. The injury reduced her voice to a hoarse whisper. The paralysis of the vocal cord was caused as the result of the successful fusion of the cervical discs to eliminate pain. Perin (the plaintiff) claimed that the pain was eliminated as the surgery was planed. The question here is: Did the defendant (Hayne) explain all the complications of the surgery? This is, mostly, where a lot of patients based in suing some surgeons. The four theories in which damages may be sought are: specific negligence which is careless, inattentive, neglectful, willfully blind, or reckless; res ipsaloquitor is a legal term from Latin meaning, the thing speaks for itself; breach of express warranty is when one fails to express what he/she agreed or supposed to express; and lastly battery or trespass. According to Mathematicsofscience.com, (2012) in other to understand this better it is helpful to know that intentional torts are things like battery or trespass. Anything that one person does to another intentionally. A friend of mine planned to have gastric bypass due to overweight of 400lbs and all the necessary advantages and the disadvantages were expressed to her understanding. After four years she had a lot of vomiting and reduced to 67lbs. Due to the fact that she could not keep anything in her stomach and had so many subsequent surgeries. When the physician expresses all that the patient should know about the care to be provided and provide the care reasonably according to the contract with the signed consent, he is considered a reasonable physician.

As a nurse manager, it is my responsibility to keep my unit clean and safe for everyone. The diabetic patient could have had the accident before the staff realized the piece of wood. This case could be considered contributory negligence because diabetic patient is not supposed to walk barefoot and should try to avoid stepping on any dangerous object. In the other hand, the case could be considered comparative negligence because the patient was doing what she supposed to be doing by ambulating on the hall to help in speed recovery; therefore, the nurse manager should make sure the surroundings should be safe all time.

Showalter, S. J. (2007). The Law of Healthcare Administration ( Fifth ed., pp. 23-41). Chicago, IL: Health Administration press.

What is RES?.(). In Mathematicsofscience.com. www.mathematicsofscience.com/What_Is_RES "Case Study: Woodyard, Insurance Commissioner v. Arkansas Diversified Insurance Co." Please respond to the following:

Devise an explanation as to how the Blue Cross health plan can fall under the definition of hospital and medical service corporation. Examine how this type of corporation fits into the health care system overall and explain how its unique characteristics serves its members and the doctors who subscribe to it. Discuss if this type of plan is ideal for you and your loved ones. Provide a rationale Devise an explanation as to how the Blue Cross health plan can fall under the definition of hospital and medical service corporation.

According to an article put out by Arkansas government, "hospital and medical service corporations are corporations organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating nonprofit hospital service or medical service plans, or combination of plans, whereby hospital, medical, and related services may be provided by hospitals, physicians, or others with which the corporations have contracted for the purposes, to such of the public as become subscribers to the corporations under contracts which entitle each subscriber to certain hospital or medical services or benefits, or both." This is what gives Blue Cross the status of "hospital and medical corporation".

Examine how this type of corporation fits into the health care system overall and explain how its unique characteristics serves its members and the doctors who subscribe to it. Discuss if this type of plan is ideal for you and your loved ones. Provide a rationale.

As a employee of an insurance company, it is great to be able to provide services to the community and build great relationships with physicians who takes care of our members. The health care system is really governed a lot by policy and the insurance companies. The insurance company has to go by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) guidelines and utilization review tools such as InterQual to make sure that decisions are made fairly and consistently as to the appropriateness of coverage and the services offered. Surgeries, DME, and treatments have to sometime be precertified by the insurance company and if not approved, the physicians may have to make an alternate decision or the patient is financially responsible. But

the ability for me and my family to be able to pick which physician or hospital we would like to service us and not be made to go somewhere we don't want to go is great