Ethical issues and challenges in healthcare are common. Nearly every choice that’s made has ethical implications behind it, for patients, for providers and for healthcare leaders. Which issues impact hospital administrators the most? According to a panel of experts here are the some ethical issues and challenges in healthcare that are facing today’s leaders. Balancing care quality and efficiency. Many of the trials facing the healthcare system in the future will be related to the overall challenge of balancing quality and safety with efficiency. Improving access to care. Granting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was mostly left untouched the ongoing issue of providing everyone with access to basic medical care remains a concern. Building and sustaining
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Doctors and nurses are often prime targets of promotions from pharmaceutical, medical device and equipment manufacturers. That’s why more hospitals are not accepting free-meal presentations, pens, notebooks and other logo items. Many physicians don’t mind accepting free samples from drug companies but encourage their clinicians to turn down giveaways and any compensation that might influence their decision-making. Hospitals cost and practices are being closely look at for favoritism towards a certain drug company. Wrestling with equal treatment vs. VIP treatment for donors and other influential people. Exclusive care for VIP patients such as financial donors, trustees’ family members, and other significant people in the community can take many forms. It may result in shorter waiting times or extended physician consultations. Managing pediatric and geriatric patients who may not have decision-making capacity. The problem is do providers need to determine whether the patient comprehends his or her medical condition. The patient also should be able to select and justify one choice over another. If a patient cannot give informed consent to a medical provider, then the responsibility falls to his or her lawful …show more content…
Healthcare reform has many in the industry expecting partnerships between hospitals and physicians in new accountable care organizations or sharing bundled payments, which is prompting more talk about improving hospital and physician relations. Some hospitals have made partnership a priority in the quest for better patient outcomes. The administrators have to acknowledge and indorse what the physician brings, in terms of clinical expertise and thought process, and the physicians have acknowledge and indorse the administrators strategic thinking and ability to get things done. Physicians want more participation in decision-making, more partnership and in a system that functions. Building trust is a key factor in good partnership, which benefits the
Doctors and nurses are often prime targets of promotions from pharmaceutical, medical device and equipment manufacturers. That’s why more hospitals are not accepting free-meal presentations, pens, notebooks and other logo items. Many physicians don’t mind accepting free samples from drug companies but encourage their clinicians to turn down giveaways and any compensation that might influence their decision-making. Hospitals cost and practices are being closely look at for favoritism towards a certain drug company. Wrestling with equal treatment vs. VIP treatment for donors and other influential people. Exclusive care for VIP patients such as financial donors, trustees’ family members, and other significant people in the community can take many forms. It may result in shorter waiting times or extended physician consultations. Managing pediatric and geriatric patients who may not have decision-making capacity. The problem is do providers need to determine whether the patient comprehends his or her medical condition. The patient also should be able to select and justify one choice over another. If a patient cannot give informed consent to a medical provider, then the responsibility falls to his or her lawful …show more content…
Healthcare reform has many in the industry expecting partnerships between hospitals and physicians in new accountable care organizations or sharing bundled payments, which is prompting more talk about improving hospital and physician relations. Some hospitals have made partnership a priority in the quest for better patient outcomes. The administrators have to acknowledge and indorse what the physician brings, in terms of clinical expertise and thought process, and the physicians have acknowledge and indorse the administrators strategic thinking and ability to get things done. Physicians want more participation in decision-making, more partnership and in a system that functions. Building trust is a key factor in good partnership, which benefits the