Ethics in Health Services Management

Darr, Kurt

Book Information
Edition:	5th
Publisher:	Health Professions Press
ISBN:	1-932529-68-3 (1932529683)
ISBN-13:	978-1-932529-68-5 (9781932529685)
New Edition:	1-938870-79-4
Format:	Case Studies
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2011
Publish Date:	07/11
Weight:	1.36 Lbs.
Pages:	403
Carton Quantity:	28
Subject Class:	M-E (Medical Ethics)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Doody Star Rating:	3
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Table Of Contents:	View
Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
Discipline:	Medical Prof
Subject Definition:	Health Services Administration-Ethics-Case Reports
NLM Class:	W 84.1
LC Class:	RA394
Abstract:	The ethical dimensions of managing health services are daunting. The newest edition of Ethics in Health Services Management provides the principles to educate students and guide practitioners as they strive to make the right decision when ethical problems arise. This highly regarded volume teaches managers how to recognize and respond confidently to the challenges of ethics and conduct in health services management....Filled with practical, problem-solving strategies and useful tools, this updated and expanded text features more case studies than the previous edition, including seven all-new cases. Also new to this edition are expanded attention to public health and the coordination of community health services. Ethics in Health Services Management will educate and inform those who would be leaders in health services organizations. Readers will come to understand their roles as moral agents, expected to balance the demands of the organization with the autonomy, primacy, and protection of patients. This is an indispensible text for health services management education and a primer for both clinical and nonclinical managers.

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