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VAMC Ethics
The Lincolnville VAMC maintains certain base levels of ethical standards, and in some areas indeed exceeds standard ethical rules and practices while at others it most definitely comes in behind the majority of medical institutions. Socially and culturally, for example, the entire VAMC agency is rather narrow-minded, and though efforts have been taken to address this ethical shortcoming they have not been especially successful as of yet (Hunter & Schmidt 2010). This is perhaps especially true when it comes to the recognition and treatment of mental health issues, which some VMAC staff ascribe to or explain by drawing cultural inferences (Hunter & Schmidt 2010). In order to more adequately meet the standards of the medical profession at large as well as the stated values and goals of the United States government and the VA system, a statement of ethics and moral values is necessary, both for the specific issues of cultural awareness and for other ethical issues currently being faced.
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2008). Steps have been suggested to remedy this situation, but have not been fully implemented. When it comes to ensuring patient confidentiality, however, the Veteran's Administration as a whole appears to be rather successful. Its ability to both protect and easily transmit data as necessary has been commended by researchers (Layman 2008; Howlader et al. 2009).
Due to the nature of the Lincolnville VAMC and the very well established hierarchy of the military, the issue of dual relationships is a constant issue for the institution. The military hierarchy that creates these dual relationship complexities, however, itself…
References
Howlader, N., Ries, L. & Edwards, B. (2009). The Impact of Underreported Veterans Affairs Data on National Cancer Statistics: Analysis Using Population-Based SEER Registries. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 101(7): 533-6.
Hunter, L. & Schmidt, N. (2010). Anxiety psychopathology in African-American adults: Literature review and development of an empirically informed sociocultural model. Psychological Bulletin 136(2): 211-35.
Kizer, K. & Dudley, A. (2009). Extreme Makeover: Transformation of the Veterans Health Care System. Annual Review of Public Health.
Layman, E. (2008). Ethical Issues and the Electronic Health Record. Health Care Manager 27(2):165-76.
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