Organization ethics in health care

Organization ethics in health care / Edward M. Spencer [and others].

This book covers the new field of healthcare organization ethics from theory to practical application. It can be used as a text for courses on the subject, as a reference for those interested in the present status of the field, and as a practical guide for healthcare executives, clinicians and commi...

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Other Authors: Spencer, Edward M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Managed care plans (Medical care) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Corporate culture > Moral and ethical aspects.
Health facilities > Moral and ethical aspects.
Corporate culture.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Corporate culture
Corporate culture > Moral and ethical aspects
Managed care plans (Medical care) > Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics
Medical Care Plans.
Public Health.
Health & Biological Sciences.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. The background for organization ethics
  • Ch. 2. A philosophical basis for organization ethics
  • Ch. 3. Clinical ethics and organization ethics
  • Ch. 4. Business ethics and organization ethics
  • Ch. 5. Professional ethics in healthcare organizations
  • Ch. 6. The relationship of social climate to the historical development of the healthcare organization and its ethical climate
  • Ch. 7. The ethical climate in today's healthcare organization
  • Ch. 8. Developing a positive ethical climate in the healthcare organization
  • Ch. 9. Instituting an organization ethics program.
  • Ch. 10. Compliance, risk-management, and quality-improvement programs
  • Ch. 11. Organization ethics activities and their evaluation
  • Ch. 12. Conclusion
  • App. 1. Virginia Bioethics Network recommendations for guidelines on procedures and processes to address organization ethics in health care organizations
  • App. 2. Towards a pragmatic method for assessing moral problems
  • App. 3. A decision process: a framework for moral reasoning
  • App. 4. Codes of Ethics
  • App. 5. The rise, fall, and reemergence of the nursing home: important lessons to be learned.

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