Tracks we leave : ethics and management dilemmas in healthcare.

Table of Contents: Part I: The Leadership Imperative 1.Understanding Your Ethical Responsibilities 2.The Business Case for Ethics Management Part II: Case Studies and Moral Challenges 3.Medical Errors : Paradise Hills Medical Center 4.Conflicting Moral Demands : Qual Plus HMO 5.Gender Discrimination : Rolling Meadows Community Hospital 6.Physician Impairment : University Hospital 7.Workforce Reduction : Hillside County Medical Center 8.Nurse Shortage : Metropolitan Community Hospital 9.Information Technology Setback : Heartland Healthcare System 10.When Patient Demands and Hospital Policies Collide : Hurley Medical Center 11.Baby Charlie and End-of-Life Decisions 12.Legal Perspectives Part III: Addressing Structural Issues That Affect Ethical Decision-Making 13.The Intersection Between Governance, Management, and Ethics 14.Deciding Values 15.The Ethics of Managing People 16.Management, Diversity, and Inclusion 17.Increasing the Capacity for Innovation in Healthcare Management 18.Ethics Issues in Managed Care 19.Evaluating Healthcare Ethics Committees 20.Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among Healthcare Professionals / J. Mitchell Simson 21.Ethics Issues in Graduate Medical Education 22.Ethics Issues in Healthcare Emergency Management

Through a series of essays and cases based on real-life experiences, this book explores the interrelatedness of ethics and management and helps healthcare professionals at all levels of an organization overcome barriers to ethical decisions.