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

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New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Spencer, Edward M.
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Language Note
English.
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. and 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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9780199747801 (electronic bk.)
0199747806 (electronic bk.)
1280831294
9781280831294
9780195129809
0195129806
0195129806 (alk. paper)
9783642113802
9786610831296
6610831297
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
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