Effects of Consumerism-Driven Healthcare on Quality Assurance

Demonstrate how you would create a hypothetical healthcare dilemma where each of the four basic principles of ethics is utilized by a healthcare professional to solve a patient’s case.

Healthcare consumerism’s goal is to enable patients to become wholly involved in their healthcare decisions. Compare and contrast quality assurance and quality improvement approaches. Explain the effects of consumerism-driven health care on quality assurance. Discuss health care ethical principles. Describe the application of ethics in decision-making for patient treatment.