An Introduction to Healthcare Organizational Ethics

by Robert T. Hall

Book Overview

This is a lucid, readable discussion of ethical questions in health care as they arise on the business or organizational level: an effort to spell out an ethical perspective for healthcare organizations. It will be of use to students in health services management programs, health care professionals, healthcare administrators, and members of healthcare ethics committees. Hall begins with the ethical analysis of decision-making in the management of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195135601
• ISBN13: 9780195135602
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

An Important Contribution to Healthcare Ethics

Robert Hall's book represents an important contribution to the field of health care and medical ethics. Hall lays out an ethical perspective for healthcare organizations by addressing ethical questions as they arise on the business or organizational level. Hall not only examines the process of ethical decision-making, but also specific applied areas such as patient services, marketing, community relations, employee relations, medical records, and so forth. This book is a must read for all healthcare professionals from the healthcare student to the seasoned administrator.