Ethics in Health Services Management, Fifth Edition

Ethics in Health Services Management, Fifth Edition

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The ethical dimensions of managing health services are daunting.<br>The newest edition of Ethics in Health Services Management<br>provides the principles to educate students and guide practitioners<br>as they strive to make the right decision when ethical problems<br>arise. This highly regarded volume teaches managers how to<br>recognize and respond confidently to the challenges of ethics and<br>conduct in health services management.<br><br>Offering a solid foundation for effectively identifying and solving<br>ethical problems, this book objectively examines the difficult<br>choices and ethical implications raised as managers operationalize<br>the principles of respect for persons, beneficence, nonmaleficence,<br>and justice. It examines the role of the organization s culture and<br>its values, mission, and vision. Specific attention is given to the<br>importance of the manager s personal ethic, various types of<br>specialized ethics committees, and the role of professional codes<br>of ethics. Further, the author thoughtfully explores numerous topics<br>that affect contemporary health services organizations:<br> Moral frameworks to apply to one s personal ethic<br> The importance of virtue ethics<br> Futility theory and futile treatment guidelines<br> Organizational philosophies and mission statements<br> Selecting new staff members using values compatibility<br> Systems conflict and conflicts of interest<br> Quality improvement as an ethical imperative<br> Determinants of patient consent<br> Issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide and patient<br>autonomy<br> Ethics in marketing and managed care<br> Challenges of resource allocation<br> and much more<br><br>Filled with practical, problem-solving strategies and useful tools,<br>this updated and expanded text features more case studies than<br>the previous edition, including seven all-new cases. Also new<br>to this edition are expanded attention to public health and the<br>coordination of community health services.<br><br>Ethics in Health Services Management will educate and inform<br>those who would be leaders in health services organizations.<br>Readers will come to understand their roles as moral agents,<br>expected to balance the demands of the organization with<br>the autonomy, primacy, and protection of patients. This is an<br>indispensible text for health services management education and a<br>primer for both clinical and nonclinical managers.