Managing Healthcare Ethically, Third Edition, Volume 3: Clinical Challenges

William A. Nelson, PhD, Mdiv, HFACHE, Paul B. Hofmann, DrPH, LFACHE

• Publisher: ACHE Learn
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781640552579
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Public Health, Administration & Care

Frontline caregivers face ethical challenges that are very different from those encountered elsewhere in the organization. Healthcare professionals trained on a structured approach to identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues in clinical settings can greatly improve the patient experience and the quality of care. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Clinical Challenges looks at dilemmas that occur in caring for individual patients and groups of patients in today's changing clinical environment. Assembling columns originally published in American College of Healthcare Executives publications, in par-ticular Healthcare Executive magazine, the book describes and shares practical solutions for the ethical issues that clinical practitioners regularly encounter. It also explores the important role that ethics committees perform in developing and applying policies. Topics covered include: •Informed consent •The ethics of telemedicine and big data •Patient-centered care •Conflicts of interest •Empathy's role in improving resiliency Following each column, discussion questions stimulate conversation with colleagues or students. A selected bibliography recommends additional resources for continued learning. Clinical care is at the heart of every healthcare organization, and this book emphasizes the key role that ethics and professionalism play in effectively managing patient experiences and out-comes. The book's two companion volumes examine ethics through different lenses. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Leadership Roles and Responsibilities focuses on how leaders' personal eth-ics and professionalism drive the behaviors of others. Managing Healthcare Ethically: Organiza-tional Concerns addresses how organizations structure their ethical policies and practices. In all, these three volumes demonstrate the essential role of ethics in delivering better patient care.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The Ethics of Telemedicine
• Addressing the Second Victims of Medical Error
• Admitting Errors Is the Right Thing to Do
• Boundary Issues in Rural America
• Culture Clashes and Moral Judgments
• Transitioning to “Perfected” Informed Consent
• Patient-Centered Care: Rhetoric or Reality?
• The Ethics of Avoiding Nonbeneficial Healthcare
• Ethics in Clinical Research
• Necessary Competencies for Ethics Committees
• Balancing Issues of Medical Futility
• Making Ethical Decisions
• The Urgent Need for Fatigue Management Policies
• The Ethics of Big Data
• Patient’s Plea—Look Closer, See Me
• Recording Devices Serve as Aid to Patients
• The Plight of the Incapacitated, Unrepresented Patient
• Are Your Hospitalists Trained on the Issues?
• Stress Among Healthcare Professionals Calls Out for Attention
• Empathy’s Role in Improving Resiliency
• Ethics Consults Versus Legal Advice
• Conflicts of Interest
• Recruiting Retired Clinicians
• Accountability for Nosocomial Infections
• Addressing Compassion Fatigue
• Ethical Uncertainty and Staff Stress Services
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Back Cover