Create an Ethics Program

For this project you will create an ethics program for a healthcare facility. You can make up your facility of you can choose and existing facility. You will be required to submit a 12 page description of your ethics program covering the topics below. You can add other topics that you feel are necessary but you must at least cover the topics below. Use 12 pt font with 1 inch margins.

General Overview (10 pages)

• Overview of your facility
• Reasons for developing an Ethic Committee
• History of Ethics Committees
• Mission Statement
• Committee Structure / Membership Requirements and Selection
• Organizational Placement (within the Organization)
• HIPAA and Confidentiality
• Procedures
  • List out the procedures you would create for this committee
  • Create a flow chart that shows the Ethic Committee process
  • How will you solve an ethics question and how will you communicate the committees decision?

Ethics Education (1 pages)

• Describe the methods you will use to teach ethic in your facility. What topics would you cover and how would you teach them?

Evaluation (1 pages)

• Describe the methods you would use to evaluate the effectiveness of your Ethics program