The Ethical Behavior of Healthcare Organizations

Course overview

Once upon a time, medicine was in the hands of your family physician and local hospital. Today, healthcare is largely provided through large corporations. This presentation will describe society's expectations for healthcare corporations, based on a medical ethics, and the role of laboratory and other professionals. After this presentation, participants will be able to: - Describe the foundational principles of medical ethics - Describe recent trends in corporate responsibility - List ways to reinforce accountability between healthcare organizations and their patients and communities