Nakia Henson
University of Phoenix
HCS/ 335 Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility
February 6th 2012
* * * Describe the issue and its impact on the population it affects most: The article that I chosen to write about present a case study that focus on the problem between an individual’s right to ones space and the rights of patients and staff to know when a professional standards has been broken or violated. An order of methods by which the administrator picks or decides a course of action is looked over in the condition of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. The increase of information systems and the progressive involvement of third parties in decision making have created new problems dealing with confidentiality and the letting go of sensitive information for health care personnel who are in a the eye of public trust. The problems that are facing nursing administrators are very complicated and of specific concern are the conflicting demands of giving quality care with not much resource. In this article the author talks about different plan of action that has to deal with the work environment, problems that give left to the possibility for abuse as well as different way to help an impaired colleague who attempts to reenter the workforce.
When talking about the two types of ethics, institutional and organizational ethics, they are becoming more familiar about the latest health care systems. The areas with the most ethical challenges and value conflicts are increasing are organizational financing mechanisms, structural design, and employer- employee relations. The problems created by differences in organizational, individual, and professional values are most shown when administrators and managers deal with ways to work or organize organizational goals without disturbing personal and professional values. Administrators have become dejected with organizations that do not represent values regular with those by which they hope to live.
Explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues:
Health care administrators have a lot of responsibilities to themselves, to the organization they work for, and to the clienteles they help serve. With the increase of information systems one ethical dilemma that seems to be a major problem that health care administrator face is confidentiality of information. Confidential information pertains to facts that are private, secret, or privileged. Confidential information for the administrator in the health care setting is more than just the patient medical information, it boarders to information systems that encompass the organization as a business and a workplace. Managing and organizing confidential information within the health care system is not easy; you have to have knowledge, ethical awareness, and good decision-making skill. In order to avoid a "cynical view" by administrators of the importance of ethically managing confidential information, increased education and discussion of these issues need to take place. Having these discussions, retrospective analysis, and ethics education, innovative ways to effectively answer difficult questions concerning confidentiality information will emerge.
What are the ethical and legal issues reported for your administrative issue? Moral as well as legal questions often surround the delivery of personal information. Administrators have a responsibility to respect the personal of information they obtain, manage, and use in their role as an agent of the organization. Personal information can have, but is not limited to, employees’ personal information and compensation records. To receive this information of a private nature carries with it a fiduciary obligation to respect confidentiality and to take due care not to disclose or release information outside the course of that necessary within the confines of the business to attempt to achieve something. Letting go of
