Wk 1 Discussion: Values and Ethical Decision-Making
Discussion Topic
As a health care manager in today’s industry, your values and ethics will guide your daily decisions.
Discuss the following questions with the class:
What impact do individual values have on ethical decision-making? Provide an example.
What may change an individual’s values or ethics? Provide an example.
Respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words.
Wk 2 Discussion: Handling Ethical Decisions
Discussion Topic
You are a newly hired health care manager. Your director emphasizes the importance of being ethical in all aspects of your new position as it will earn you trust and respect among your team.
Discuss the following questions with your class:
What is the role of a health care manager when facing an ethical decision?
How would you handle an ethical conflict? Provide an example.
Respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words.
Wk 3 Discussion: Business/Organizational Ethics
Discussion Topic
As a health care manager, you are on a task force created to pursue The Joint Commission accreditation; you must evaluate the SOPs for managing and addressing ethical issues submitted in your department.
Consider organizational (or business) ethics as you discuss the following questions with the class:
Why are they important to health care organizations?
Who should set them?
What’s your experience with them?
How should they be evaluated? By whom? How often?
Respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words.
Wk 4 Discussion: Public Health Ethics
Discussion Topic
Hurricane Zara has hit the Florida Keys and decimated the community. As an ER manager, you must coordinate rescue efforts throughout the area and triage patients showing up at your ER.
Discuss the following questions with the class:
How would you describe public health to someone unfamiliar with the term? What is the role of a health care organization (e.g., hospital, doctor’s office, etc.) in public health? Provide an example.
What is the biggest ethical or legal issue you believe you may encounter as an ER manager (health care manager) regarding public health? Explain your response.
Respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words.
Wk 5 Discussion: Biomedical Ethics
Discussion Topic
Evaluating ethics and ethical committees is on the rise in the health care industry, and there is a new job title emerging: ethicist. This role focuses on consulting leadership teams on policies and education to best approach future ethical issues.
Discuss the following questions with the class:
What is a current biomedical ethics issue in health care that concerns you? Explain your answer.
Do you feel the biomedical ethics issue is being handled appropriately? Explain your answer.
