Ethical Code of Conduct

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Ethical Code of Conduct

Jamila A. Drew

MHA 622

Prof. Stock-Foster

4/7/2013

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Ethical behavior within the healthcare industry is regulated by the federal government in the development and implementation of policies. According to Healthcare Executive (2012),

Recognizing the significance of ethics to the organization's mission and fulfillment of its responsibilities, healthcare executives must demonstrate the importance of ethics in their own actions and seek various ways to integrate ethical practices and reflection into the organization's culture. To create an ethical culture, healthcare executives should: 1) support the development and implementation of ethical standards of behavior including ethical clinical, management, research and quality-improvement practices; 2) ensure that effective and comprehensive ethics resources, including an ethics committee, exist and are available to develop, propagate and clarify such standards of behavior when there is ethical uncertainty; and 3) support and implement a systematic and organization wide approach to ethics training and corporate compliance. (Para. 3)

Behavior is guided by ethics which establishes the values and standards of the individual which is associated with the organization. A reputation of the individual can define the view of the organization as perceived by community it serves. An ethical reputation presented by a physician, organization or hospital is difficult to change if at all. Continuous monitoring of standards and compliance by the organization is essential to ensure ethical conduct is maintained.

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