SERVICES OFFERED
THE ETHICS PRACTICE OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF
ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTION SERVICES
TO HELP YOU MAINTAIN A QUALITY, COST- EFFECTIVE ETHICS PROGRAM
THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ORGANIZATION'S GOALS AND OPERATIONS
ASSESSMENT
FOCUSING ON YOUR ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES FOR ETHICAL DECISION MAKING, OUR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A DETAILED PICTURE OF STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT
TOOLS WE USE IN OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS INCLUDE:
- Targeted interviews with executive leadership, hospital staff, medical staff, and ethics committee members
- Review of organization mission and core values
- Review of existing structures for incorporating ethical considerations in executive and clinical decision making
- Review of administrative, clinical, and ethics related policies and procedures
- Focused survey instruments
- Observation of actual practices
- Chart audits
- Evaluation of the work place climate within which organizational and clinical decisions are made
- Identification of ethics quality gaps
WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A REPORT ON:
- The current status of ethical decision making in your organization
- Existing perceptions and practices that support or create obstacles to the highest level of performance
- Opportunities for ongoing evaluation, growth, and improvement
STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES AND ESTABLISH MECHANISMS FOR ONGOING EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT
GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
- DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR CONSISTENTLY INCORPORATING ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN EXECUTIVE LEVEL DECISION MAKING
- ETHICAL ANALYSIS AND CONSULTATION SUPPORT ON AN ISSUE BY ISSUE BASIS
- ANNUAL RETREAT AND REGULAR REPORTS TO GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM IDENTIFYING CORE ETHICAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
- ASSISTANCE WITH ACCREDITATION AND LICENSING PREPARATIONS AND READINESS
- ASSISTANCE WITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCESSES
- ASSISTANCE STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES
CLINICAL PRACTICE
PREVENTIVE ETHICS INITIATIVES
- Development of tools for more consistently incorporating ethical considerations in treatment discussions and decisions
- Identification of ethics quality gaps
- Development of tools such as FAQs to address common clinical ethics questions and concerns
ETHICS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
- Targeted ethics rounds
- Ethics grand rounds
- Departmental meetings/in-services
- Hospital/medical staff newsletter ethics columns
- Web-based ethics resources
- New employee orientations
