The Tracks We Leave: Ethics & Management Dilemmas in Healthcare, Second Edition

  • 6h 7m
  • Frankie Perry
  • Health Administration Press
  • 2014

Through a series of timely and relevant cases based on real-life experiences, this book explores the kinds of management dilemmas and moral challenges that confront healthcare managers on a day-to-day basis. Good management requires making morally sound decisions and understanding the ethical implications for your organization, community, patients, and your career. In this updated edition, readers will explore the interrelatedness of ethics and management and common barriers to ethical decisions. In-depth analyses of cases and strategic discussions bring to life these complex issues:

  • Diversity management
  • Information technology
  • Disaster planning
  • Medical errors
  • Physician impairment
  • Conflict of interest
  • Sexual harassment and gender discrimination
  • Workforce reduction
  • Mergers
  • Conflicting moral demands

This practical guide gives direction and guidance to help healthcare managers at all levels of the organization build an ethical culture, advocate a business case for ethics that addresses structural issues, and adopt an ethical decision-making model for the organization.

About the Author

Frankie Perry, RN, LFACHE, has held senior positions in both nursing and hospital administration. She has served as executive vice president of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), as a national and international healthcare consultant, and on the board of directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. Perry received the ACHE Regent’s Award in 2008 and the ACHE Lifetime Service Award in 2011. She currently serves as faculty for the University of New Mexico. Perry is a well-published author of articles on ethics and healthcare management including the book Healthcare Leadership Excellence: Creating a Career of Impact and teaches an online seminar for the ACHE titled “Management Mistakes, Moral Dilemmas, and Lessons Learned.”

In this Book

  • The Tracks We Leave─Ethics & Management Dilemmas in Healthcare, Second Edition
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Understanding Your Ethical Responsibilities
  • The Business Case for Ethics Management
  • Medical Errors─Paradise Hills Medical Center
  • Conflicting Moral Demands─Qual Plus HMO
  • Gender Discrimination─Rolling Meadows Community Hospital
  • Physician Impairment─University Hospital
  • Workforce Reduction─Hillside County Medical Center
  • Nurse Shortage─Metropolitan Community Hospital
  • Information Technology Setback─Heartland Healthcare System
  • Failed Hospital Merger─Richland River Valley Healthcare System
  • When Patient Demands and Hospital Policies Collide─Hurley Medical Center
  • Legal Perspectives
  • Deciding Values
  • The Ethics of Managing People
  • Ethics Issues in Managed Care
  • Evaluating Healthcare Ethics Committees
  • Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among Healthcare Professionals
  • Ethics Issues in Graduate Medical Education
  • Ethics Issues in Disaster Planning
  • Follow-Up on the Cases
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Ethics Self-Assessment
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Code of Ethics*
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Ethical Policy Statements
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Policy Statements
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