Discussion: Healthcare Management

Discussion: Healthcare Management

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Discussion: Healthcare Management

Response to Post 1

Indeed, it is agreeable that there is disparity between legal and ethical behavior. Based on Buchbinder and Shanks (2012), ethical behavior involves differentiating between the right and the wrong, which contrasts from legal behavior, which is concerned with the specificity of law. Nonetheless, the boundary between both mannerisms is blurry. In business practices within the healthcare setting, ethical behaviors can also form part of legal behavior. For instance, honesty in accounting can be perceived as more of a legal behavior and an ethical behavior.

Response to Post 2

In concurrence, there are similarities between legal and ethical behavior. This is based on the foundation of right or wrong in terms of decision-making. However, the law cannot address fully the ethical dilemma faced in a certain context (Fried & Fottler, 2011). For instance, in a healthcare situation, the practice of euthanasia may be legal but in real sense, the law does not cover the ethical part of it. As such, the issue becomes more than just the thought of whether a particular action is correct or incorrect.

Response to Post 3

With the changing environment, fraud and abuse are agreeably becoming modified. As such, it is a responsibility for health-care managers to be aware of the loopholes established by these alterations. While performing a background check on all employees is imperative, health-care managers within all sectors should consider the use of modern computing technology, especially in averting cyber fraud and swindles. As such, employees can be trained on simple prevention measures such as firewalls and anti-virus programs in order to boost network security.

Response to Post 4

The healthcare manager is responsible for ensuring clear legal and ethical operation of the hospital environment. This involves imperative activities such as reporting of fraud and abuse. In reiteration, Fried and Fottler (2011) alleges that the duty of a healthcare administrator, in line of unit management, department management and executive division management, may involve working closely in all aspects to ensure that all parts of the hospital’s value chain are operating effectively.

References

Buchbinder, SB, and Shanks, NH. (2012). Introduction to Health Care Management 2^nd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Fried, B., & Fottler, M. D. (2011). Fundamentals of human resources in healthcare. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.