Ethical Self-Assessment Paper

10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 1/15 E th ic s S e lf-A s s e s s m e n t P u rp o s e o f th e E th ic s S e lf-A s s e s s m e n t A ffilia te s o f th e A m e ric a n C o lle g e o f H e a lth c a re E x e c u tiv e s a g re e , a s a c o n d itio n o f m e m b e rs h ip , to a b id e b y A C H E ’s C o d e o f E th ic s . T h e C o d e p ro v id e s a n o v e ra ll s ta n d a rd o f c o n d u c t a n d in c lu d e s s p e c ific s ta n d a rd s o f e th ic a l b e h a v io r to g u id e h e a lth c a re e x e c u tiv e s in th e ir p ro fe s s io n a l re la tio n s h ip s . B a s e d o n th e C o d e o f E th ic s , th e E th ic s S e lf-A s s e s s m e n t is in te n d e d fo r y o u r p e rs o n a l u s e to a s s is t y o u in th in k in g a b o u t y o u r e th ic s -re la te d le a d e rs h ip a n d a c tio n s . It s h o u ld n o t b e re tu rn e d to A C H E n o r s h o u ld it b e u s e d a s a to o l fo r e v a lu a tin g th e e th ic a l b e h a v io r o f o th e rs . T h e E th ic s S e lf-A s s e s s m e n t c a n h e lp y o u id e n tify th o s e a re a s in w h ic h y o u a re o n s tro n g e th ic a l g ro u n d ; a re a s th a t y o u m a y w is h to e x a m in e th e b a s is fo r y o u r re s p o n s e s ; a n d o p p o rtu n itie s fo r fu rth e r re fle c tio n . T h e E th ic s S e lf-A s s e s s m e n t d o e s n o t h a v e a s c o rin g m e c h a n is m , a s w e d o n o t b e lie v e th a t e th ic a l b e h a v io r c a n o r s h o u ld b e q u a n tifie d . H o w to u s e th is s e lf-a s s e s s m e n t W e h o p e y o u fin d th is s e lf-a s s e s s m e n t th o u g h t-p ro v o k in g a n d u s e fu l a s a p a rt o f y o u r re fle c tio n o n a p p ly in g th e A C H E C o d e o f E th ic s to y o u r e v e ry d a y a c tiv itie s . Y o u a re to b e c o m m e n d e d fo r ta k in g tim e o u t o f y o u r b u s y s c h e d u le to c o m p le te it. O n c e y o u h a v e fin is h e d th e s e lf-a s s e s s m e n t, it is s u g g e s te d th a t y o u re v ie w y o u r re s p o n s e s , n o tin g w h ic h q u e s tio n s y o u a n s w e re d “u s u a lly ,” “o c c a s io n a lly ” a n d “a lm o s t n e v e r.” Y o u m a y fin d th a t in s o m e c a s e s a n a n s w e r o f “u s u a lly ” is s a tis fa c to ry , b u t in o th e r c a s e s s u c h a s w h e n a n s w e rin g a q u e s tio n a b o u t p ro te c tin g s ta ff’s w e ll-b e in g , a n a n s w e r o f “u s u a lly ” m a y ra is e a n e th ic a l re d fla g . W e a re c o n fid e n t th a t y o u w ill u n c o v e r fe w re d fla g s w h e re y o u r re s p o n s e s a re n o t c o m p a tib le w ith th e A C H E C o d e o f E th ic s . F o r th o s e y o u m a y d is c o v e r, y o u s h o u ld A b o u t A C H E 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 2/15 u s e it a s a n o p p o rtu n ity to e n h a n c e y o u r e th ic a l p ra c tic e a n d le a d e rs h ip b y d e v e lo p in g a s p e c ific a c tio n p la n . F o r e x a m p le , y o u m a y h a v e n o te d in th e s e lf- a s s e s s m e n t th a t y o u h a v e n o t u s e d y o u r o rg a n iz a tio n ’s e th ic s m e c h a n is m to a s s is t y o u in a d d re s s in g c h a lle n g in g e th ic a l c o n flic ts . A s a re s u lt o f th is in s ig h t y o u m ig h t m e e t w ith th e c h a ir o f th e e th ic s c o m m itte e to b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d th e c o m m itte e ’s fu n c tio n s , in c lu d in g c a s e c o n s u lta tio n a c tiv itie s , a n d h o w y o u m ig h t a c c e s s th is re s o u rc e w h e n fu tu re e th ic a l c o n flic ts a ris e . W e a ls o w a n t y o u to c o n s id e r A C H E a s a re s o u rc e w h e n y o u a n d y o u r m a n a g e m e n t te a m a re c o n fro n te d w ith d iffic u lt e th ic a l d ile m m a s . In th e A b o u t A C H E a re a , y o u c a n a c c e s s a n E th ic s T o o lk it, a g ro u p o f p ra c tic a l re s o u rc e s th a t w ill h e lp y o u u n d e rs ta n d h o w to in te g ra te e th ic s in to y o u r o rg a n iz a tio n . In a d d itio n , y o u c a n re fe r to o u r re g u la r “H e a lth c a re M a n a g e m e n t E th ic s ” c o lu m n in H e a lth c a re E x e c u tiv e m a g a z in e , a n d y o u m a y w a n t to c o n s id e r a tte n d in g o u r a n n u a l e th ic s s e m in a r.

P le a s e c h e c k o n e a n s w e r fo r e a c h o f th e fo llo w in g q u e s tio n s . A lm o s t N e v e r/O c c a s io n a lly /U s u a lly /A lw a y s /N o t A p p lic a b le I. L e a d e rs h ip I ta k e c o u ra g e o u s , c o n s is te n t a n d a p p ro p ria te m a n a g e m e n t a c tio n s to o v e rc o m e b a rrie rs to a c h ie v in g m y o rg a n iz a tio n ’s m is s io n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p la c e c o m m u n ity /p a tie n t b e n e fit o v e r m y p e rs o n a l g a in . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I s triv e to b e a ro le m o d e l fo r e th ic a l b e h a v io r. 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 3/15 A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I w o rk to e n s u re th a t d e c is io n s a b o u t a c c e s s to c a re a re b a s e d p rim a rily o n m e d ic a l n e c e s s ity , n o t o n ly o n th e a b ility to p a y . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A M y s ta te m e n ts a n d a c tio n s a re c o n s is te n t w ith p ro fe s s io n a l e th ic a l s ta n d a rd s , in c lu d in g th e A C H E C o d e o f E th ic s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A M y s ta te m e n ts a n d a c tio n s a re h o n e s t e v e n w h e n c irc u m s ta n c e s w o u ld a llo w m e to c o n fu s e th e is s u e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a d v o c a te e th ic a l d e c is io n m a k in g b y th e b o a rd , m a n a g e m e n t te a m a n d m e d ic a l s ta ff. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I u s e a n e th ic a l a p p ro a c h to c o n flic t re s o lu tio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 4/15 I in itia te a n d e n c o u ra g e d is c u s s io n o f th e e th ic a l a s p e c ts o f m a n a g e m e n t/fin a n c ia l is s u e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I in itia te a n d p ro m o te d is c u s s io n o f c o n tro v e rs ia l is s u e s a ffe c tin g c o m m u n ity /p a tie n t h e a lth (e .g ., d o m e s tic a n d c o m m u n ity v io le n c e a n d d e c is io n s n e a r th e e n d o f life ). A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p ro m p tly a n d c a n d id ly e x p la in to in te rn a l a n d e x te rn a l s ta k e h o ld e rs n e g a tiv e e c o n o m ic tre n d s a n d e n c o u ra g e a p p ro p ria te a c tio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I u s e m y a u th o rity s o le ly to fu lfill m y re s p o n s ib ilitie s a n d n o t fo r s e lf-in te re s t o r to fu rth e r th e in te re s ts o f fa m ily , frie n d s o r a s s o c ia te s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A W h e n a n e th ic a l c o n flic t c o n fro n ts m y o rg a n iz a tio n o r m e , I a m s u c c e s s fu l in fin d in g a n e ffe c tiv e re s o lu tio n p ro c e s s a n d e n s u re it is fo llo w e d . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 5/15 I d e m o n s tra te re s p e c t fo r m y c o lle a g u e s , s u p e rio rs a n d s ta ff. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I d e m o n s tra te m y o rg a n iz a tio n ’s v is io n , m is s io n a n d v a lu e s ta te m e n ts in m y a c tio n s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I m a k e tim e ly d e c is io n s ra th e r th a n d e la y in g th e m to a v o id d iffic u lt o r p o litic a lly ris k y c h o ic e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I s e e k th e a d v ic e o f th e e th ic s c o m m itte e w h e n m a k in g e th ic a lly c h a lle n g in g d e c is io n s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A M y p e rs o n a l e x p e n s e re p o rts a re a c c u ra te a n d a re o n ly b ille d to a s in g le o rg a n iz a tio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 6/15 I o p e n ly s u p p o rt e s ta b lis h in g a n d m o n ito rin g in te rn a l m e c h a n is m s (e .g ., a n e th ic s c o m m itte e o r p ro g ra m ) to s u p p o rt e th ic a l d e c is io n m a k in g . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I th o u g h tfu lly c o n s id e r d e c is io n s w h e n m a k in g a p ro m is e o n b e h a lf o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n to a p e rs o n o r a g ro u p o f p e o p le . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A II. R e la tio n s h ip s C o m m u n ity I p ro m o te c o m m u n ity h e a lth s ta tu s im p ro v e m e n t a s a g u id in g g o a l o f m y o rg a n iz a tio n a n d a s a c o rn e rs to n e o f m y e ffo rts o n b e h a lf o f m y o rg a n iz a tio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p e rs o n a lly d e v o te tim e to d e v e lo p in g s o lu tio n s to c o m m u n ity h e a lth p ro b le m s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p a rtic ip a te in a n d e n c o u ra g e m y m a n a g e m e n t te a m to d e v o te p e rs o n a l tim e to c o m m u n ity s e rv ic e . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A P a tie n ts a n d T h e ir F a m ilie s 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 7/15 I u s e a p a tie n t- a n d fa m ily -c e n te re d a p p ro a c h to p a tie n t c a re . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a m a p a tie n t a d v o c a te o n b o th c lin ic a l a n d fin a n c ia l m a tte rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n s u re e q u ita b le tre a tm e n t o f p a tie n ts re g a rd le s s o f s o c io -e c o n o m ic g ro u p o r p a y o r c a te g o ry . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I re s p e c t th e p ra c tic e s a n d c u s to m s o f a d iv e rs e p a tie n t p o p u la tio n w h ile m a in ta in in g th e o rg a n iz a tio n ’s m is s io n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I d e m o n s tra te th ro u g h o rg a n iz a tio n a l p o lic ie s a n d p e rs o n a l a c tio n s th a t o v e rtre a tm e n t a n d u n d e rtre a tm e n t o f p a tie n ts a re u n a c c e p ta b le . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p ro te c t p a tie n ts ’ rig h ts to a u to n o m y , c lin ic a l e ffic a c y , a n d fu ll in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e ir illn e s s e s , tre a tm e n t o p tio n s , a n d re la te d c o s ts . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 8/15 I p ro m o te m e d ic a l re c o rd c o n fid e n tia lity a n d d o n o t to le ra te b re a c h e s o f th is c o n fid e n tia lity . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A B o a rd I h a v e a ro u tin e s y s te m in p la c e fo r b o a rd m e m b e rs to m a k e fu ll d is c lo s u re a n d re v e a l p o te n tia l c o n flic ts o f in te re s t. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n s u re th a t re p o rts to th e b o a rd , m y o w n o r o th e rs ’, a p p ro p ria te ly c o n v e y ris k s o f d e c is io n s o r p ro p o s e d p ro je c ts . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I w o rk to k e e p th e b o a rd fo c u s e d o n e th ic a l is s u e s o f im p o rta n c e to th e o rg a n iz a tio n , c o m m u n ity a n d o th e r s ta k e h o ld e rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I k e e p th e b o a rd a p p ro p ria te ly in fo rm e d o f p a tie n t s a fe ty a n d q u a lity in d ic a to rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 9/15 I p ro m o te b o a rd d is c u s s io n o f re s o u rc e a llo c a tio n is s u e s , p a rtic u la rly th o s e w h e re o rg a n iz a tio n a l a n d c o m m u n ity in te re s ts m a y a p p e a r to b e in c o m p a tib le . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I k e e p th e b o a rd a p p ro p ria te ly in fo rm e d a b o u t is s u e s o f a lle g e d fin a n c ia l m a lfe a s a n c e , c lin ic a l m a lp ra c tic e a n d p o te n tia l litig io u s s itu a tio n s in v o lv in g e m p lo y e e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A C o lle a g u e s a n d S ta ff I fo s te r d is c u s s io n s a b o u t e th ic a l c o n c e rn s w h e n th e y a ris e . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I m a in ta in c o n fid e n c e s e n tru s te d to m e . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I d e m o n s tra te th ro u g h p e rs o n a l a c tio n s a n d o rg a n iz a tio n a l p o lic ie s z e ro to le ra n c e fo r a n y fo rm o f s ta ff h a ra s s m e n t. 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 10/15 A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n c o u ra g e d is c u s s io n s a b o u t a n d a d v o c a te fo r th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n ’s c o d e o f e th ic s a n d v a lu e s ta te m e n ts . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I fu lfill th e p ro m is e s I m a k e . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a m re s p e c tfu l o f v ie w s d iffe re n t fro m m in e . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a m re s p e c tfu l o f in d iv id u a ls w h o d iffe r fro m m e in e th n ic ity , g e n d e r, e d u c a tio n o r jo b p o s itio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I c o n v e y n e g a tiv e n e w s p ro m p tly a n d o p e n ly , n o t a llo w in g e m p lo y e e s o r o th e rs to b e m is le d . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 11/15 I e x p e c t a n d h o ld s ta ff a c c o u n ta b le fo r a d h e re n c e to o u r o rg a n iz a tio n ’s e th ic a l s ta n d a rd s (e .g ., p e rfo rm a n c e re v ie w s ). A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I d e m o n s tra te th a t in c o m p e te n t s u p e rv is io n is n o t to le ra te d a n d m a k e tim e ly d e c is io n s re g a rd in g m a rg in a lly p e rfo rm in g m a n a g e rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n s u re a d h e re n c e to e th ic s -re la te d p o lic ie s a n d p ra c tic e s a ffe c tin g p a tie n ts a n d s ta ff. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a m s e n s itiv e to e m p lo y e e s w h o h a v e e th ic a l c o n c e rn s a n d fa c ilita te re s o lu tio n o f th e s e c o n c e rn s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n c o u ra g e th e u s e o f o rg a n iz a tio n a l m e c h a n is m s (e .g ., a n e th ic s c o m m itte e o r p ro g ra m ) a n d o th e r e th ic s re s o u rc e s to a d d re s s e th ic a l is s u e s . 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 12/15 A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a c t q u ic k ly a n d d e c is iv e ly w h e n e m p lo y e e s a re n o t tre a te d fa irly in th e ir re la tio n s h ip s w ith o th e r e m p lo y e e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a s s ig n s ta ff o n ly to o ffic ia l d u tie s a n d d o n o t a s k th e m to a s s is t m e w ith w o rk o n b e h a lf o f m y fa m ily , frie n d s o r a s s o c ia te s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I h o ld a ll s ta ff a n d c lin ic a l/b u s in e s s p a rtn e rs a c c o u n ta b le fo r c o m p lia n c e w ith p ro fe s s io n a l s ta n d a rd s , in c lu d in g e th ic a l b e h a v io r. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A C lin ic ia n s W h e n p ro b le m s a ris e w ith c lin ic a l c a re , I e n s u re th a t th e p ro b le m s re c e iv e p ro m p t a tte n tio n a n d re s o lu tio n b y th e re s p o n s ib le p a rtie s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I in s is t th a t m y o rg a n iz a tio n ’s c lin ic a l p ra c tic e g u id e lin e s a re c o n s is te n t w ith o u r v is io n , m is s io n , v a lu e s ta te m e n ts a n d e th ic a l s ta n d a rd s o f p ra c tic e . 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 13/15 A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A W h e n p ra c tic e v a ria tio n s in c a re s u g g e s t q u a lity o f c a re is a t s ta k e , I e n c o u ra g e tim e ly a c tio n s th a t s e rv e p a tie n ts ’ in te re s ts . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I in s is t th a t p a rtic ip a tin g c lin ic ia n s a n d s ta ff liv e u p to th e te rm s o f m a n a g e d c a re c o n tra c ts . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n c o u ra g e c lin ic ia n s to a c c e s s e th ic s re s o u rc e s w h e n e th ic a l c o n flic ts o c c u r. A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e n c o u ra g e re s o u rc e a llo c a tio n th a t is e q u ita b le , is b a s e d o n c lin ic a l n e e d s a n d a p p ro p ria te ly b a la n c e s p a tie n t n e e d s a n d o rg a n iz a tio n a l/c lin ic a l re s o u rc e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e x p e d itio u s ly a n d fo rth rig h tly d e a l w ith im p a ire d c lin ic ia n s a n d ta k e n e c e s s a ry a c tio n w h e n I b e lie v e a c lin ic ia n is n o t c o m p e te n t to p e rfo rm h is /h e r c lin ic a l d u tie s . 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 14/15 A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I e x p e c t a n d h o ld c lin ic ia n s a c c o u n ta b le fo r a d h e rin g to th e ir p ro fe s s io n a l a n d th e o rg a n iz a tio n ’s e th ic a l p ra c tic e s . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A B u y e rs , P a y o rs a n d S u p p lie rs I n e g o tia te a n d e x p e c t m y m a n a g e m e n t te a m to n e g o tia te in g o o d fa ith . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I a m m in d fu l o f th e im p o rta n c e o f a v o id in g e v e n th e a p p e a ra n c e o f w ro n g d o in g , c o n flic t o f in te re s t, o r in te rfe re n c e w ith fre e c o m p e titio n . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I p e rs o n a lly d is c lo s e a n d e x p e c t b o a rd m e m b e rs , s ta ff m e m b e rs a n d c lin ic ia n s to d is c lo s e a n y p o s s ib le c o n flic ts o f in te re s ts b e fo re p u rs u in g o r e n te rin g in to re la tio n s h ip s w ith p o te n tia l b u s in e s s p a rtn e rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A 10/10/2014 Ethics Self-Assessment http://www.ache.org/newclub/career/ethself.cfm#site-header 15/15 I p ro m o te fa m ilia rity a n d c o m p lia n c e w ith o rg a n iz a tio n a l p o lic ie s g o v e rn in g re la tio n s h ip s w ith b u y e rs , p a y o rs a n d s u p p lie rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A I s e t a n e x a m p le fo r o th e rs in m y o rg a n iz a tio n b y n o t a c c e p tin g p e rs o n a l g ifts fro m s u p p lie rs . A lm o s t N e v e r O c c a s io n a lly U s u a lly A lw a y s N /A A fte r y o u ’v e c o m p le te d th e s e lf-a s s e s s m e n t: N o w th a t y o u h a v e fin is h e d th e s e lf-a s s e s s m e n t, y o u w ill w a n t to re v ie w y o u r re s p o n s e s , n o tin g w h ic h q u e s tio n s y o u a n s w e re d “u s u a lly ,” “o c c a s io n a lly ,” a n d “a lm o s t n e v e r.” Y o u m a y fin d th a t in s o m e c a s e s , a n a n s w e r o f “u s u a lly ” is s a tis fa c to ry , b u t in o th e r c a s e s , s u c h a s w h e n a n s w e rin g a q u e s tio n a b o u t p ro te c tin g s ta ff's w e ll-b e in g , a n a n s w e r o f “u s u a lly ” m a y ra is e a n “e th ic a l re d fla g .” Y o u w ill n o te th a t th e in s tru m e n t d o e s n o t h a v e a s c o rin g m e c h a n is m ; th is is in te n tio n a l. W e d o n o t b e lie v e th a t e th ic a l b e h a v io r c a n o r s h o u ld b e q u a n tifie d . W e a re c o n fid e n t th a t y o u w ill u n c o v e r fe w re d fla g s a n d th a t if y o u d o , y o u w ill w illin g ly a n d a p p ro p ria te ly a d d re s s th e m . W e a ls o w a n t y o u to c o n s id e r y o u r p ro fe s s io n a l s o c ie ty a s a n a d d itio n a l re s o u rc e w h e n y o u a n d y o u r m a n a g e m e n t te a m s a re c o n fro n te d w ith d iffic u lt e th ic a l d ile m m a s . Y o u s h o u ld fin d o u r re g u la r “H e a lth c a re M a n a g e m e n t E th ic s ” c o lu m n in H e a lth c a re E x e c u tiv e m a g a z in e a u s e fu l re s o u rc e a s w e ll a s A C H E ’s E th ic a l P o lic y S ta te m e n ts . In a d d itio n , y o u m a y w is h to re fe r to th e E th ic s B ib lio g ra p h y , w h ic h w e h a v e c o m p ile d fo r y o u r u s e . F in a lly , y o u m a y w a n t to c o n s id e r a tte n d in g o u r a n n u a l e th ic s s e m in a r. American College of Healthcare Executives Copyright © 2014