Ethics and Leadership

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ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP : PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM FOR ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP

in health care ethics repeatedly emphasize the role of the health care professional as a moral agent or a person whose actions affect self and others at a moral level . Many further emphasize the importance of a personal ethic or moral framework in which the health care practitioner grounds his or her practice and professional relationships . It can be stated that the purpose of the Professional Platform for Ethics and Leadership is to initiate

and facilitate a well articulated foundation for leadership and ethics in practice

The major aspect of Ethics and Leadership is its ethical codes . This is the frame work or platform that helps the personnel to build up their respective ethical standpoint and leadership qualities . It is expected from every members of the organization to show commitment towards these codes with the conduct of a professional particularly in the field of healthcare management . This is the fundamental issue for any machinery to perform properly with an ethical perception . These codes can be viewed as a formulation of personal responsibility where the most identifiable significance being the mode of commitment that an individual possesses . In general sense the code possesses all aspects of professional situation both as a human and a proficient member of the organization . It is obvious that an organization is formed with human aspects and for an organization to become ethical it is important the human aspects are indulged into following the code . It is imperative that these codes of ethics would be subjective and open to individual interpretations but it should also be noted that in such incident these codes or phrases or word of the codes would be judged upon individual approach of humane solution (Zimmerman , 2002 , 117-8

In this respect of Ethics and Leadership qualities of an organization it would be relevant to mention the emergence of Professional Care Organization (PCO , a newly established health care organization ) may be definitely seen as a paradigm shift . This is a commercial association that provides all types of hospital and clinic care treatment to its patients , including mental health and rehabilitation services . The clientele is the general public in need of medical treatment . The organization employs 120 employees (doctors , paramedics , assistants nurses , health-care assistants , and maintenance staff . PCO intends to become the leading health-care services provider in its region . It also plans to alter the general conception for high medical care costs by implementing a society benefit program that will allow to significantly reduce the patients ' expenditures

PCO reflects the growing understanding that American medicine had exceeded society 's ability to pay for all of the health care that individuals could use to actually better their health . Modern American health industry goes through a difficult period , one characterized by new concerns about rising health costs . The major concern that had directed medicine until that time was that Americans required more medical care - more than the marketplace would offer...