Organization ethics in health care / / Edward M. Spencer ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812887103321
• Autore: Spencer Edward M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0-19-028465-X; 0-19-770800-5; 1-280-83129-4; 9786610831296; 0-19-974780-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Disciplina: 174/.2
• Soggetti: Managed care plans (Medical care) - Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics; Corporate culture - Moral and ethical aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Background for Organization Ethics -- 2. A Philosophical Basis for Organization Ethics -- 3. Clinical Ethics and Organization Ethics -- 4. Business Ethics and Organization Ethics -- 5. Professional Ethics in Healthcare Organizations -- 6. The Relationship of Social Climate to the Historical Development of the Healthcare Organization and its Ethical Climate -- 7. The Ethical Climate in Today's Healthcare Organization -- 8. Developing a Positive Ethical Climate in the Healthcare Organization -- 9. Instituting an Organization Ethics Program -- 10. Compliance, Risk-Management, and Quality-Improvement Programs -- 11. Organization Ethics Activities and Their Evaluation -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Virginia Bioethics Network Recommendations for Guidelines on Procedures and Processes to Address Organization Ethics in Health Care Organizations -- Appendix 2. Towards a Pragmatic Method for Assessing Moral Problems -- Appendix 3. A Decision Process: A Framework for Moral Reasoning -- Appendix 4. Codes of Ethics -- Appendix 5. The Rise, Fall, and Reemergence of the Nursing Home: Important Lessons to be Learned -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J ; -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 committee members who are beginning to develop an organizational ethics program for their institution.