Ethics in Health Services Management Fourth Edition By Kurt Darr, J.D., Sc.D. FACHE

Kurt Darr, J.D., Sc.D., FACHE

Kurt Darr, J.D., Sc.D., is Professor of Hospital Administration in the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University. He holds a Doctor of Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Hospital Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota.

Professor Darr completed his administrative residency at Rochester (Minnesota) Methodist Hospital and subsequently worked as an administrative associate at the Mayo Clinic. After being commissioned in the U.S. Navy, he served in administrative and educational assignments at St. Albans Naval Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital. He completed postdoctoral fellowships with the Department of Health and Human Services, the World Health Organization, and the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration.

Dr. Darr is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the District of Columbia and Minnesota Bars. He is a mediator in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and serves on a panel of mediators for the American Health Lawyers Association.

Professor Darr educates in the areas of health services ethics, management theory, hospital organization and management, quality improvement, and application of the Deming method in health services delivery. In addition, he is a consultant and educator to hospital ethics committees. Professor Darr has authored and edited several books used in undergraduate and graduate health services management programs and numerous articles on various health services topics.