title: Do the right thing.
abstract: Medical practice administrators face as many or more ethical dilemmas than the physicians they work with. The gray zone is wide, and close calls can have unintended consequences. The duty to deliver margins while balancing a medical organization's mission is challenging--and perilous. Ethical principles offer a moral touchstone, but whose principles? Where does guidance lie?
authors.affiliation: cpope@mgma.com
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States