Healthcare Law, Risk Management, and Liability In health care, there are laws and can be complicated process. Health care is expensive and there are many laws concerning health insurance. Health care insurance policies are constantly changing, while policymakers find ways to improve health care at the least amount of cost (“What is Health Care Law?”, n.d.). A further discussion of healthcare law such as the case of Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Mem. Hospital Case along with risk management.
Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Mem. Hospital Case
Throughout the North and the South, there were 3 types of architectural patterns of hospitals where Blacks found admissions: “all-Black, mixed race and integrated” (Reynolds, 2004). In the Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Mem. Hospital Case, discrimination of color was identified and the segregation of blacks was highly noted. George Simkins, Jr. was a dentist who unsuccessfully attempted to a patient to the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and initiated a class-action lawsuit due to African American patients barred…show more content… Moses H. Cone Mem. Hospital Case is an important case that prevented discrimination in health care. The fight for equality in health care is the beginning of new and improved care for all patients regardless of any discrimination factors. The case laid the foundation for black people and lawyers fighting for what is right for the minorities. Without this movement, the problem could still exist today and this is a great movement that has been set in place. No one should be denied care due to color, race, sex or gender. All should be treated equally.
Enterprise Risk Management and basic risk management is a tool utilized in an organization to assess risk factors. The intent is to identify, analyze, and implement factors to assess the different types of risk involved in an organization. Every health care organization should consider a comprehensive risk management program to maximize
