Question

Describe and explain, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) code of ethics and its 6 provisions.

https://www.ache.org/abt_ache/code.cfm

Answer 1

American colleges of healthcare executives(ACHE) cose of ethics:
-- It contains standards of ethical behaviour for healthcare executives in professional relationship ..
--these professional relationship include collegues,patients or other served,member of the health care executive's organization and other organizations,the community and society as a whole.
--code of ethics incorporates standards of ethical and objectives of health care management profession to maintain the overall quality of life,dignity and well-being of every individual..
--create more equitable,accessible,effective and efficient health care system..
--executives acts in that way it will improve trust,confidence and respect among public..
--To fulfil the commitment to patient or others served executives must be moral advocates and models..
--Healthcare executives must be evaluate for possible outcomes of their decisions..
--They must work to safeguard and foster the rights,interests and pre rogatives of patients or others served..
--Executives must be a role model so their decisions and actions makers ethical relationship..
6 provisions are:
1, The healthcare executives responsibles to the profession of health care management:
    -uphold the code of ethics..
    -Follow honesty,integrity,respect,fairness and good faith in a manner..
   -Maintain competence and proficiency in health care management..
   -Avoid unneccessary relationship..
   -Disclose and avoid financial interest..
2, The healthcare executives responsibilites to patients or other served:
    -Provide quality care
   -Avoid discrimination organizational practices
-Work to ensure the existence of a process
   -Demonstrate zero tolence for any abuse..
3, The health care executives responsibilites to the organization:
   -Lead organization with considerations..
   -Provide healthcare services with resources..
   -Conduct competitive and cooperative activities..
-Improve the standard of management..
-Respect the customer,beliefs, and pratice
-Be truthful..
-Prevent fraud and abuse..
-create an organizational envirnment..
   -Provide ethics resources and mechanisms for staff..
4, The healthcare executives responsibilites to employees:
    -create a work environement
   -provide a work environement with ethical concerns..
    -Promote freedom from harassment,sexual and avoid illegal and unethical acts
    -Promote culture among health services
5,The health care executives resposibilities to community and society:
    -Meet the healthcare needs of the community
   -Provide work support
    -encourage and participate in health care policy issues,promote quality health care..
   -Apply short and long-term assessments
    -Provide prospective patients and other correct information,regarding services
6,The healthcare executives responsibities to report violations of the code:
    -Believe that another member has violated this code has aduty to communicate such facts to the ethics commitee..