NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 2 Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

The ethical dilemmas raised by this policy include the illegal sharing of patients’ health information with outsiders and uncertainty about the secured sharing of patient’s personal health information through social platforms. However, the ethical implications of this policy include enhanced access to healthcare services for all individuals with chronic diseases and promoting health equity and social justice across the states. AHA can utilize this policy to promote care coordination by integrating community telehealth services, enabling social justice and health equity. 

The city of San Fernando supports the policy of using telehealth at a local level to improve access to healthcare for its residents with a partnership with San Fernando Community Health Center, where telehealth services exist, and community residents can avail them. However, the local community health center has not specified any privacy policies, raising the ethical dilemma of privacy issues and whether the healthcare center seeks informed consent before sharing patients’ health information with colleagues. The ethical implications of this policy provision will be distrust of patients in healthcare and lack of patient coordination and collaboration with healthcare professionals. This shows that organizations like AHA must seek informed consent while establishing a care coordination strategy to enhance care coordination.

Influence of Code of Ethics for Nurses on Care Coordination and its Continuum

In the last section of my presentation, I will discuss how the code of ethics developed for nurses impacts care coordination and its continuum. The nursing code of ethics is developed by the American Nursing Association, which plays a significant role in shaping nursing practices and directing them in practicing the coordination of care using ethical principles. The nursing code of ethics includes practicing justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, and veracity.

The code of ethics emphasizes patient-centered care as nurses are directed to consider patients’ needs and preferences while delivering care treatments, ultimately enhancing care coordination and its continuum (Kwame & Petrucka, 2021). Moreover, the nursing code of ethics promotes interprofessional collaboration, which contributes to seamless care coordination and continuity of care when providers work collaboratively to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. 

NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 2 Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

The nursing code of ethics commits to providing care regardless of any discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background. This leads to health equity and reduced health disparities as nurses equitably enhance their access to healthcare services and improve the community’s overall health. Furthermore, the social determinants of health mentioned by Healthy People 2020, such as socioeconomic background, age, gender, and health literacy, are not considered as the criteria to deliver healthcare treatments to patients in the code of ethics for nurses.

Instead, social justice and advocacy for health equity are the fundamental key points of the nursing code of ethics, which encourage nurses to reduce poverty, improve access to health literacy, and deliver community healthcare services without creating health disparities due to social determinants of health (Yearby, 2020). The nursing code of ethics and factors impacting health equity and social justice are essential for nurses working under AHA’s mission. Their core ethical and moral principles of social justice and equitable delivery of care treatment to patients with cardiovascular disorders will improve the overall health community. 

Conclusion

This presentation aimed to enlighten the American Heart Association on ethical and policy factors in care coordination. As the AHA aims to improve the health of cardiovascular patients, this organization needs to practice care coordination and advocate for this approach. We discussed governmental policies of ACA, HIPAA, and HITECH Act that impact care coordination. Furthermore, we discussed how ethical dilemmas are encountered in national and local policies on care coordination. Lastly, we discussed the impact of the code of ethics, where nurses’ role influences care coordination and its continuum. Thank you.

References

Bachynsky, N. (2019). Implications for policy: The triple aim, quadruple aim, and interprofessional collaboration. Nursing Forum, 55(1), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12382 

Gill, E., Dykes, P. C., Rudin, R. S., Storm, M., McGrath, K., & Bates, D. W. (2020). Technology-facilitated