This text is based on a model that places the health administrator at the core of ethics decision making

The model first presents the influence of theory and practice and follows with external factors that influence ethics decisions

Includes chapters on market forces, such as integrated medicine, and includes a chapter on technology and its influence on ethics in practice

Includes a section on organizational ethics, containing a discussion on money and mission and the influence of quality assurance programs on ethics

The final section discusses the individual administrator and how to maintain moral integrity in the challenging environment of health care as well as future challenges