The Ethical Behavior of Healthcare Organizations

This lecture offers the following credit types: CME, P.A.C.E.®, Florida
 

Once upon a time, medicine was in the hands of your family physician and local hospital. Today, healthcare is largely provided through large corporations. This presentation will describe society’s expectations for healthcare corporations, based on medical ethics, and the role of laboratory and other professionals.

Originally published on August 5, 2025

Lecture Presenter

Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS

Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS

Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Business Development
ARUP Laboratories

Dr. Brian Jackson is the medical director of business development and is the executive editor of ARUP Consult at ARUP Laboratories. He is also an adjunct professor of pathology and biomedical informatics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Jackson received a master’s degree in medical informatics and a medical degree from the University of Utah. He completed a clinical pathology residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and was a National Library of Medicine Informatics fellow at the University of Utah. Dr. Jackson is certified in clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology and is a member of the American Medical Informatics Association and a fellow of the College of American Pathologists. His research interests include economic analysis of diagnostic testing, physician utilization of laboratory tests, and corporate social responsibility in healthcare.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the foundational principles of medical ethics
  • Describe recent trends in corporate responsibility
  • List ways to reinforce accountability between healthcare organizations and their patients and communities

Sponsored by:

University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, and ARUP Laboratories