Reference no: EM133801024

Assignment: Law

Description

Your health care organization has just learned that it is out of compliance in the problem areas listed below. You have been asked to research one problem (below) and prepare an interoffice research memo that is double spaced and not more than four pages. The Memo should be addressed to the Risk Manager and include the following sections with a heading in bold for each section.

A. Memo Heading

a. Memo To:
b. Memo From:
c. Date:
d. Re: (Regarding - your topic)

B. Brief description of the problem

C. State and/or federal law and agency guidelines or regulations that govern the issue including the penalty for non-compliance. How do the laws apply to the problem?

D. Evaluate the organizational vicarious liability. How does vicarious liability apply to the problem?

E. Evaluate 3 risk management tools that could be used to manage the risk. Indicate why you selected the tools you did. Identify how you would use the tool to identify, correct, and/or prevent risk in the situation you selected. How do the three tools help limit legal risk?

F. Recommend a 3-step (3 action) risk management plan that includes at least one of the risk management tools you evaluated. How do the action steps solve the problem and meet legal requirements?

G. Give reasons to support your plan recommendations which include how the plan will mitigate, prevent, and correct the specific risk stated in your problem.

Problem

A black female nurse employee has applied to be a Nurse Manager 3 times but has not been hired for the position. Every time a white male with less experience has been hired for the position. The nurse feels that she has been discriminated against and wants to file an EEOC race and gender discrimination claim.