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Discussion 05: Ethical Development Discussion Topic Task: Reply to this topic Imagine you’re the CEO of a major hospital system that’s recently come into a large endowment from a recently deceased philanthropist. The conditions on the endowment are that the hospital must use it for the ethical development of its staff members. You decide to use the money to create a professional development seminar that “fills the gaps” you see in your staff’s ethics education. What ethical issues or topics will your seminar address? Write 3 - 5 sentences describing it and the ethical questions at stake. Why is this the most important issue or topic to address? How will this “fill the gaps” in your staff’s training? Your initial post should be 8 - 10 sentences in length and include an APA-style references list. You may wish to get ideas for your presentation from these websites: National Center for Ethics in Health Care “Five Top Ethical Issues in Healthcare” PLEASE give me some References where you found the answer to this discussion.

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As the CEO of major hospital I would organized the following ethical issue-

1)Allocating limited medications and donor organs-

Will there be enough critical medications available to meet people’s needs in the future, and if not, what can be done about it? How will organs be allocated in the future, when they are often in short supply? Medication shortages often happen because there’s not enough economic incentive for manufacturers. For example, certain intravenous medications that are generics tend to be the ones that become scarce because there’s not much profit in making them. Although some advances have been made to encourage the reporting of drug shortages in an effort to reduce them, the Food and Drug Administration still expects shortages to occur in the future.

2)Improving access to care

Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was mostly left untouched by the sequester, the ongoing issue of providing everyone with access to basic medical care remains a concern.

3)Building and sustaining the healthcare workforce of the future-

As the baby boomer generation continues to age, more healthcare professionals will be needed to take care of this population--to manage chronic illnesses, coordinate care and provide many other services. But will there be enough competent, compassionate people who not only enter the healthcare workforce but remain in it to provide that care?

Despite a recent influx of younger people into the nursing profession, for instance, many experts are forecasting a resurgence of the nursing shortage by the end of this decade--just when more nurses will be needed.

4)Balancing care quality and efficiency-

Many of the challenges facing the healthcare system in the future will be related to the overall challenge of balancing quality and safety with efficiency. When a patient admitted to hospital, this is the baseline of our service. Improvement of care quality is of utmost importance, as for which only client comes to hospital and pays.

5)Addressing end-of-life issues-

End-of-life issues will also grow in importance as the population ages. The entire decision-making process, as well as the financing that pays for end-of-life care, will be up for discussion as these issues affect more people. But that is the reward for the great leaps in life expectancy that were achieved in the 20th century.