Healthcare Ethics

Deciding Values in Healthcare Decisions are effective and enduring when they are based on clearly identified values, are made efficiently, have the resources and support to […]

Ethical Issues in Managed Care Although the term “managed care” refers to a rather heterogeneous group of institutions, a feature common to all managed care organizations […]

An Introduction to Ethics in Healthcare Over the past 30 years, the field of medical ethics has become increasingly important in both medical education and clinical […]

Ethics of Workforce Reduction By Mohamed Refaat, MBA, CPHHA. In the last several years, most of the hospitals faced increasing financial concerns. The dilemma these hospitals […]

Gender Discrimination By Mohamed Refaat, MBA, CPHHA. Sex discrimination is against the law and has been since Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This […]

Medical Errors A medical error may be defined as a preventable adverse effect of care, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. […]

The Ethics of Managing People A healthcare manager will be confronted with ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Most of the time, unconsciously, the manager will […]