HCS 335 All DQs

Week 1

How has your educational experience affected your ethical thinking?

Are laws and regulations the problem or the solution in addressing ethical problems? Explain. What would be an alternative?

How might you analyze your own dilemmas in terms of your own ethics?

How are some problem-solving methodologies applied in the health care industry?

Week 2

Why is it important to understand organizational philosophies and mission statements?

How might a manager deal with elements of an organizations culture that are, or are perceived as, inconsistent?

Week 3

How might health care managers become sensitive to administrative ethical issues?

What are the roles ethics committees and institutional compliance offices play in administrative ethical issues?

Should IECs act as institutional watchdogs? Why or why not?

What are managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues, such as patient confidentiality (HIPAA)?

Week 4

Must physicians meet their patients' demands for aid in dying through active means?

Do patients who cannot assist in suicide have a right to voluntary active euthanasia?

What are some ethical issues related to releasing medical records to third parties?

What are some ethical dilemmas in selling organs and organ donation?

Week 5

What do you perceive as being the biggest ethical challenges facing health care managers in the future?

What is the relationship and impact that scarce resources have on administrative ethics?