title: The right thing to do: an ethical framework helps trustees lead the way.
abstract: Organizational ethics provides a process to consciously and consistently incorporate the hospital's values and the good of patients into all decisions. That responsibility falls squarely on the board. "Trustees are standing in two worlds," says Robert Potter. "One foot is in the hospital and one foot is in the community. No other group of people can fairly balance the interests of both."
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods; D014341:Trustees; D014481:United States