Ethics in Health Administration: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers - Softcover

Morrison, Eileen E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284156117 ISBN 13: 9781284156119

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2019

Synopsis

With rapidly advancing technology and the ongoing discussion of health care reform post-Affordable Care Act, today's healthcare administrators require a strong foundation in practice-based ethics to confront the challenges of the current health care landscape.
Ethics in Health Administration: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers, Fourth Edition focuses on the application of ethics to the critical issues faced by today's healthcare administrators. After establishing a foundation in theory and principles, the text encourages students to apply ethics to areas of change, regulation, technology and fiscal responsibility in healthcare.
Thoroughly updated and more reader-friendly, the Fourth Edition has been significantly revised to include new cases, updated content, and additional resources to engage students while challenging them to think critically.
Key Features:
· New cases in every chapter based on real-world events help to emphasize chapter content and encourage students to apply ethics to realistic situations.
· A new chapter on the Ethics in the Epoch of Change stresses major changes in healthcare, including the digital revolution, population health, ethics temptations and ethic resilience.
· New coverage of emerging senior service markets and functional medicine are addressed in Chapter 6.
· Every chapter now includes ethics application questions, summary statements, Web sites, and additional resources to further enhance learning.

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About the Author

Professor, Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1284156117
• ISBN 13: 9781284156119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 302