The Tracks We Leave

The Tracks We Leave provides practical guidance for navigating the multifaceted ethical dilemmas that healthcare managers encounter. The book begins by discussing a healthcare manager’s ethical responsibilities and presenting the business case for ethics management. The ensuing cases and discussions reflect the typical challenges faced by healthcare executives, such as medical errors, physician impairment, coworker conflict, gender discrimination, staff shortages, and clinician burnout. The book emphasizes the clear correlation between ethics and management, along with the need for managers to consider ethical implications when making management decisions. This revised edition features five new chapters that examine ethics surrounding topics such as:
Technology in support of remote patient care and remote work
The responsibility of senior healthcare management to create an ethical culture
The COVID-19 pandemic and preparation for the next crisis

The conclusion of the book provides closure to the cases by identifying the consequences of the management actions taken in each instance. It also contains an ethics self-assessment that identifies areas for improvement.

Author Biography

Frankie Perry, RN, LFACHE, has held senior positions in both nursing and hospital administration, including assistant medical center director of Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan; executive vice president of the American College of Healthcare Executives; and national and international healthcare consultant. She is currently on the faculty of the University of New Mexico and was a former member of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education’s board of directors. Perry has published numerous articles and two additional books on ethics and healthcare administration.