Question

1. north american dental group recently hired keith carrington as its chief compliance and privacy officer. one thing that carrington may be responsible for is creating a _____, which would outline policies for acceptable and ethical behavior.

a. code of ethics
b. standard of care
c. corporate citizenship guide
d. whistle - blowing checklist

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: A code of ethics outlines policies for acceptable and ethical behavior in an organization, which matches Carrington's role (chief compliance and privacy officer) to establish ethical guidelines.
• Option b: A standard of care relates to the level of service/professional conduct in healthcare (e.g., clinical practices), not general ethical behavior policies for the organization.
• Option c: Corporate citizenship guide focuses on an organization's social responsibility (e.g., community engagement, environmental impact), not internal ethical behavior policies.
• Option d: A whistle - blowing checklist is for procedures when reporting unethical behavior, not for outlining the ethical behavior policies themselves.

Answer:

a. code of ethics