Managing Ethically: An Executive's Guide
Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE
William A. Nelson, PhD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-149-5
Softbound, 276 pp, 2001
Order code: WWW1-1118
Price: $16.00
New Edition Publishing December 2009!
Well-crafted policies and procedures do not ensure an ethical organization; it is the result of leadership and staff acknowledging the importance of ethics in their everyday work life. This book can help you cope with and respond to everyday ethical issues. This anthology of columns on ethics from Healthcare Executive magazine covers many of the common ethical issues you encounter. The book is organized by topic so you locate advice about a current conflict easily.
Topics covered include:
The executive's role in clinical matters
Respecting proprietary information
Ethical issues surrounding managed care
The ethics of downsizing
Balancing professional and personal priorities
Trust and physician payment
Reporting unethical behavior
Protecting patient rights
Allocating limited capital resources
Publicizing superior care
Dealing with noncompliant patients
Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, FACHE, is vice president of Provenance Health Partners in Moraga , California . Previously, he was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Alta Bates Corporation, executive director of Emory University Hospital , and director of Stanford University Hospital and Clinics.
William A. Nelson, PhD, is an adjunct associate professor of Psychiatry (ethics) and Community and Family Medicine (ethics) at Dartmouth Medical School and the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.
"This volume fills an aching void in healthcare management ethics. It promises to be the go-to book for students and managers seeking to address business and professional ethics in a healthcare environment."
--Kenneth W. Goodman, University of Miami Ethics Program
