The Higher Ground: Biomedical Ethics and the Physician Executive

Editor: Donald H. Hofreuter, MD, FACPE

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The Higher Ground: Biomedical Ethics and the Physician Executive

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This monograph, a project of the College's Forum on Bioethics, is an exploration of issues in bioethics generally, and of the special role that physician executives can play in ensuring that their organizations are aware of the impact of bioethics on daily operations. Includes guidelines for the design and implementation of ethics committees in health care provider organizations.

86 Pages © 1991

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
A Conceptual Framework for Ethics

Chapter 2
Health Care versus Economic Values

Chapter 3
Medical Administrators and Bioethical Dilemmas

Chapter 4
Ethics of the Physician Executive

Chapter 5
The Ethics of Medical Entrepreneurism

Chapter 6
Prolonging Life or Prolonging Death?

Chapter 7
The Biomedical Ethical Work-Up: A Guide to the Process of Moral Reasoning

Chapter 8
The Functions of Institutional Ethics Committees

Chapter 9
Ethics Committee Consultations

Chapter 10
A Special Case: The Pediatric Ethics Committee

Chapter 11
Liability Concerns of Institutional Ethics Committees

Chapter 12
Bioethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medical Practice