1 Evaluate the following case study.

You are a supervisor in the Health Information Services Department of a facility with a policy prohibiting secondary employment with a competitor. One of the employees you supervise is a coder who has just begun the process of repaying student loan debt. The coder has decided that he needs a second job to help defray expenses. He has been offered a position as a coder for one eight-hour shift per weekend at a physicians office. This physician is a member of your facilitys medical staff. Because you addressed the issue of secondary employment in the coders entrance interview, he comes to you now seeking advice. How do you respond?

2 Based on the American Osteopathic Associate Code of Ethics evaluate the following case study, as appropriate.

Dr. Baird has been seeing his patient, Amy Anderson, for ten years. Amy is a 52-year-old white female with a history of smoking for over 30 years. Amy has COPD. Upon each visit, Dr. Baird counseled Amy to quit smoking. He has recommended smoking cessation programs and offered Amy nicotine patches. Amy refuses to stop smoking even though it is adversely affecting her health. Upon Amy's last visit to Dr. Baird, Dr. Baird told Amy because she refused to quit smoking she would no longer see her as a patient. He stated her was giving her three months to find another doctor. Is this within Dr. Baird's right as a physician? Justify your answer.