Access to Care Case Study Evaluation Assignment

Access to Care Case Study Evaluation Assignment
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Introduction  PAGEREF _Toc369093431 \h
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Access to care issues  PAGEREF _Toc369093432 \h
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Identifying problems  PAGEREF _Toc369093433 \h
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Patient rights  PAGEREF _Toc369093434 \h
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Patient Responsibilities  PAGEREF _Toc369093435 \h
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Ethical Principles  PAGEREF _Toc369093436 \h
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Elements of liability  PAGEREF _Toc369093437 \h
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Total Quality Management  PAGEREF _Toc369093438 \h
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Introduction
The American Medical Association has an obligation of ensuring that every citizen has access to adequate healthcare. This is highlighted by the fact that a just society should provide fair protection (in terms of healthcare) to all its members (American Association of Nursing, n.d). Therefore, access to care issues could be elucidated as the problems hindering the availability of quality health care to all citizens. A case study involving Jill, Dr. Jones, and Dr. Smith had multiple problems that hindered Jill’s access to quality healthcare. Some of the problems include communication obstacles, elements of liability, patient rights, and patient responsibilities. This paper tackles all the aforementioned obstacles, access to care issues, and total quality management steps that can help improve the efficiency of the hospital under discussion.
Access to care issues
One of the issues (access to care) was evident in the case study when Dr. Smith declined Jill’s medical records (at her first appointment) from her Boston neurologist. Thi...