This article was written by Eva C. Winkler M.D fellow in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School. throughout the article the author provides a normative framework to guide value-laden decision making of healthcare organizations reguarding ethical dilemmas and ethical principles. This framework laid out in the article can clarify and resolve tension between patients, families, healthcare providers, and between different healthcare organizations as a whole by following four principles including providing care with compassion, treat employees with respect, act in a public spirit, and spend resources reasonably. First Principles: Substantive Ethics for Healthcare Organizations Eva C Winkler; Russell L Gruen; Andrew Sussman Journal of Healthcare Management; Mar/Apr 2005; 50, 2; ABI/INFORM Global pg. 109
First Principles: Substantive Ethics for Healthcare Organizations
Eva C Winkler; Russell L Gruen; Andrew Sussman
Journal of Healthcare Management; Mar/Apr 2005; 50, 2; ABI/INFORM Global
pg. 109