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

by Frankie Perry

Book Overview

Instructor Resources: PowerPoint slides, discussion questions, and mini-cases for breakout group analysis. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567935788
• ISBN13: 9781567935783
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Ache Management Series
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Ethics in Health Care

Although this is a short book(205 pages) it provides an excellent background for learning about ethics in health care. Using situational narratives, Perry takes the reader through real life situations where ethical standards have been violated resulting in disturbing consequences. At the end of the book, she provides follow-up for each case and describing the tracks left by those violating ethical standards. Perry includes practical advise for how to convene an ethics committee and how to implement ethical standards in health care organizations and professions. In short, this is a very practical book,and one that should be read by everyone desiring a career in a health related field.