Week 7 Discussion

This week, you learned about organizational ethics and its importance in the medical field. We have spent the majority of the course discussing the importance of ethics in medical decisions and medical treatment, but ethics on the business side of a medical facility is just as important. We have taken time to discuss some ethical concerns related to business, such as treatment of employees, but all actions related to running a business have to be ethical for a business to be successful.

For this discussion prompt, use the St. Martha’s General Hospital Scenario. After reviewing that scenario, the information regarding organizational ethics that you learned this week, and all of the material that you have learned thus far, discuss the culture of ethics at St. Martha’s. Give specific facts from the scenario that describe the culture of ethics, related to both the medical and the business side of the facility. Then, discuss at least three ways that the ethics committee and healthcare administrators can improve the culture of ethics at St. Martha’s.

Week 7 Discussion Answer

Based on the different hypothetical situations and scenarios in the St Martha’s General Hospital, one cannot deny the fact that the hospital (in its hypothetical setting) manifests and tolerates unethical and unprofessional actions, characteristics, and decision-making processes. Specifically, all of the hypothetical scenarios and their natures are in violation towards medical code of ethics and professional conduct for medical practitioners and business sector under healthcare services of this hospital. According to Pozgar (2016), while ethics from each profession differ, the medical code of ethics exhibits unity, totalitarian impact and content and strong commitment towards quality healthcare and patient service.