Managing Healthcare Ethically, Third Edition, Volume 2: Organizational Concerns

Navigate the complex ethical landscape of healthcare organizations with practical guidance on building a culture of integrity.

Managing Healthcare Ethically: Organizational Concerns, Third Edition, provides healthcare executives, administrators, and leaders with a framework for ethical decision-making and action. This volume focuses on the ethical challenges that arise within healthcare organizations, offering strategies for governing boards, committees, and individual leaders to define and improve their organization’s ethical standards of practice.

• Understand the importance of clear policies and guidelines in fostering an ethically grounded organization.
• Explore strategies for addressing ethical dilemmas related to resource allocation, patient autonomy, and compliance.
• Learn how to cultivate a culture of ethical leadership and promote social justice within your healthcare organization.

This essential resource equips healthcare professionals with the tools and insights needed to navigate the complexities of organizational ethics and ensure the delivery of high-quality, value-based patient care. William A. Nelson and Paul B. Hofmann, recognized experts in healthcare management ethics, provide practical guidance for creating a more ethical and sustainable healthcare system.

William A. Nelson, PhD, MDiv, HFACHE, is director of the Ethics and Human Values Program and a professor in the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the Department of Medical Education, and the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. He serves as the director of multiple courses for Dartmouth’s three master of public health programs and medical school, focusing on healthcare ethics. He also is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He was the principal investigator of several federally and state-funded research studies fostering an evidence-based approach to ethics. Dr. Nelson has received many awards, including the US Congressional Excalibur Award for Public Service and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from his alma mater, Elmhurst College. The US Department of Veterans Affairs established the annual competitive William A. Nelson Award for Excellence in Health Care Ethics.

Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, LFACHE, is president of the Hofmann Healthcare Group in Moraga, California. Although he devotes a majority of his time to pro bono activities, he continues to write, speak, and consult on ethical issues in healthcare and to serve as an advisor to healthcare companies and as an expert witness. Dr. Hofmann has served as executive director of Emory University Hospital and director of Stanford University Hospital and Clinics. For 19 years, he coordinated the annual two-day ethics seminar for the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is coeditor of Management Mistakes in Healthcare: Identification, Correction and Prevention, published in 2005 by Cambridge University Press. He serves on the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize committee, the Joint Commission’s international Standards Advisory Panel, and the board of trustees of the Education Development Center. He is a cofounder of Operation Access and the Alliance for Global Clinical Training.