Professionalism & Ethics Flashcards
The ethical principle of administering deserved rewards or penalties that are aligned with legal and moral standards
Justice
The duty of healthcare management consultants to avoid conflicts of interest and self-dealing
Good faith duty
The duty of an individual or a group to act in the best interest of another individual or group
Fiduciary duty
Good stewardship as demonstrated by keeping confidences and avoiding conflict of interest
Fidelity
Uniform set of regulations on the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects established by the federal agencies that fund such research; formally federal policy for the protection of human subjects
Common Rule
A written, binding, formal commitment by an institution to comply with applicable regulations on research using human subjects
Federal wide assurance of compliance
The ethically questionable practice of controlling who reproduces those with desirable genetic make up and who should be sterilized those with hereditary defects in an attempt to breed a superior human population
Eugenics
Healthcare that is aware, considerate, and respectful of patients cultural and ethnic backgrounds and practices
Culturally competent and sensitive care
An ethical decision making approach that relies on a case is fax, complexity, relevant laws, and unusual circumstances to determine a judgment on that case
Casuistry
The institutional ethics committee process of hearing in reviewing an ethical conflict and then advising all the parties involved on the next most appropriate steps to take
Case consultation
Hey standard whereby a patient surrogate makes healthcare decisions based on the patient’s best interests
Best interest standard
The ethical principle of acting to help or benefit others
Beneficence
An ethical theory that maximizes the benefit to oneself and minimize harm to others
Enlightened self-interest
Ethical foundation for biomedical and behavioral research in the United States; published in 1979 under the formal title ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research
Belmont report
The consideration of others emotions and situation is that allows one to feel the same way
Empathy
A responsibility under fiduciary duty that requires an individual or a group to act with the same care and prudence that any reasonable entity would exercise
Duty of care
The ethical principle of refraining from actions that could harm others
Nonmaleficence
International ethics guide for physicians conducting research using human subjects; developed by the world medical association and originally adopted in Helinski Finland
Declaration of Helinski
Insensitivity to or ignorance of the ethical implications of an action, whether one’s own or a lot of others; the Tuskegee study is one example
Moral blindness
The ethical principle of making decisions independently or for oneself
Autonomy
The professional opinion that continuing Medical treatment is no longer a viable option for a patient
Medical futility
A risk management program for disclosing errors that was instituted in Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center following a patient’s death. The joint commission requires accredited healthcare organizations to have a process for disclosing unanticipated outcomes of care.
Lexington model
Individuals who need to access a patient’s record to fulfill their official job related duties and responsibilities
Authorized users
The erroneous assumption that when healthcare managers are acting legally they are acting ethically
Law fallacy
