Course Project
The course project provides you with an opportunity to choose one medical law or medical ethics issue of special
interest and to study that issue at a deeper level for further understanding and application. This five to seven doublespaced
APA paper must critically analyze the issues related to the selected topic, with the textbook, web resources,
and professional journal articles (which may also be found online) being utilized to complete the project. Please be sure
to cite all references using APA format to avoid plagiarism. The paper must be submitted in APA format. Please
contact the Student Success Center for complimentary assistance with APA formatting and writing tutoring.
In your Course Project, be sure to include:
Description of your selected issue
Discussion of how the issue impacts healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations
Impact of your selected issue on patients and families
Critical analysis of the issue, including at least one specific case example
Significance of the issue to the practice of healthcare administration
Recommendations for approaches to deal with the issue
Possible Course Project Issues:
Medicare-funded organ transplants
Medicaid-funded organ transplants
Death with Dignity Act of Oregon
Genetic Engineering
Institutional Review Boards and Medical Research
Hospital Ethics Committees – roles and responsibilities
Medical Staff Credentialing
Disruptive Physicians
Living Wills
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Ethics of Managed Care
Legal Aspects of Managed Care
Universal Healthcare Care – Is it right for America?
Cost-Shifting in Healthcare
The Joint Commission – role in healthcare
The Joint Commission – alternatives
Patient Safety in Healthcare
Complementary and Alternative Healthcare – ethical issues
Complementary and Alternative Healthcare – legal issues
Nursing Practice – ethical issues
Nursing Practice – legal issues
Allied Health Practice – ethical issues
Allied Health Practice – legal issues
Medical Practice – ethical issues
Medical Practice – legal issues
New Reproductive Technology – ethical issues
New Reproductive Technology – legal issues
Landmark Cases – Select any one landmark case in healthcare law and present your own summary of the
facts, issue, finding and reason. Critically analyze the case, and explain your agreement or disagreement with
the court’s finding.
Other Topics – The course project can certainly be completed on another issue not listed above. If you are
selecting a topic which is not listed above, please obtain approval from your professor before beginning your
work.
The Course Project is worth 100 points and is due by the end of Unit VIII. It will be graded in accordance with the CSU
grading rubric for projects provided in this course.
