• Deliver health services in a consistent, ethical manner using the resources at hand.
  • When resources are scarce, seek to establish a system that distributes resources in a fair, cost-effective manner while taking the profession’s ethical standards into account.
  • Engage in cooperative and competitive activities that enhance community healthcare services.
  • Guide the organization in applying and enhancing management standards that support ethical business conduct.
  • Honor the traditions and customs of all patients and those it serves, in accordance with the organization’s guiding principles and values.
  • Tell the truth in all business and professional communications and transactions, and refrain from spreading inaccurate, misleading, or deceptive information.
  • Report financial and other information on time and correctly and take appropriate action when it is inaccurate.
  • Accurately and promptly report financial and other information.
  • Stop and report fraud and abuse.
  • Avoid aggressive accounting practices that could lead to disputed financial reports or false claims for compensation.
  • Foster a positive organizational culture where clinical and management errors are minimized and, when they do occur, are disclosed and dealt with quickly and effectively to avert future issues.
  • Provide resources and mechanisms for staff to address ethical organizational and clinical issues without fear of retaliation or persecution.
  • Implement an organizational code of ethics consistent with the values and beliefs of the association and the communities served.
  • Monitor compliance and take appropriate action to enforce the code.
  • Give employees the tools and resources they need to deal with moral dilemmas in the workplace and in clinical settings without fear of reprisals or punishment from health services.
  • When resources are scarce, endeavor to establish an equitable system for the cost-effective and fair distribution of available resources while taking the profession’s ethical standards into account.
  • Engage in both competitive and cooperative activities in ways that enhance community healthcare services.
  • Guide the company in applying and enhancing management standards that support ethical business conduct.
  • Respect each patient’s and other parties’ customs and practices in accordance with the organization’s guiding principles.
  • Tell the truth in all business and professional communications and transactions, and refrain from spreading misleading information.

 

 

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