Ethics in Health Administration: a Practical Approach for Decision Makers

Given the many advances in technology as well as the ongoing discussion of health care reform post-Affordable Care Act, today’s healthcare administrators require a strong foundation in practice-based ethics to confront the challenges of the current healthcare landscape.Ethics in Health Administration, Fourth Edition focuses on the application of ethics to the critical issues faced by today’s healthcare administrators. After establishing a foundation in the theory and principles of ethics, the text encourages students to apply ethics to such areas change, regulation, technology and fiscal responsibility.Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition includes 12 new case studies that are contemporary and encourage students to apply ethics. A new chapter on the Ethics in the Epoch of Change stresses major changes in healthcare, including the digital revolution, population health, ethics temptations and ethics resilience. Other chapters have been revised to include new cases, updated content, and additional resources.