Managing Healthcare Ethically, T: Volume 1: Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

Managing Healthcare Ethically, Third Edition, Volume 1: Leadership Roles and ResponsibilitiesHealthcare leaders need to exemplify the professional values they expect from others throughout the organization. A strong ethical foundation is indispensable for making sound judgements and providing high-quality patient care. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Leadership Roles and Responsibilities highlights the issues leaders encounter in ensuring ethical performance in both their organizations and the communities they serve. This book provides specific guidance for expanding leadership skills and details relevant character traits that contribute to maintaining an ethical culture. The book features selected columns originally written for the American College of Healthcare Executives’ Healthcare Executive magazine. Chosen for their relevance to today’s healthcare environment, the columns share practical applications for leaders committed to ensuring an ethically grounded organization. Topics covered in this volume include: Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare Patient-centered care An executive-driven ethical culture Organizational values statements Conflict management advice Each column concludes with discussion questions to foster conversation among colleagues or students. An extensive bibliography offers suggestions for further reading on specific topics. Whereas this book demonstrates the need for moral leadership and professionalism, its two companion volumes explore other ethical factors critical to an organization’s success. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Organizational Concerns addresses the ethics affecting policies and management, while Managing Healthcare Ethically: Clinical Challenges examines ethical dilemmas in providing patient care. Collectively, these three volumes share lessons that help healthcare professionals ensure their organization stays ethically aligned with both professional standards and its mission and values.Managing Healthcare Ethically, Third Edition, Volume 1: Leadership Roles and Responsibilities 3rd Edition is written by William A. Nelson and published by ACHE Management Series. ISBNs for Managing Healthcare Ethically, Third Edition, Volume 1: Leadership Roles and Responsibilities are 9781640552470, 1640552472 and the print ISBNs are 9781640552500, 1640552502.