The Ethisphere Institute, based in Scottsdale, Az., defines and measures corporate ethical standards. Its annual “most ethical companies” list evaluates applicants in five categories: governance, leadership and reputation, culture of ethics, ethics and compliance program and environmental and societal impact.
This year, 135 organizations were recognized, including the following six U.S. health systems:
- Cleveland Clinic, 13-time honoree
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.), 13-time honoree
- University Hospitals (Cleveland), 11-time honoree
- Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), eight-time honoree
- Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.), five-time honoree
- UPMC (Pittsburgh), five-time honoree
Additionally, four health insurance companies made the list:
- Blue Shield of California (Oakland), 11-time honoree
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (Baltimore), 11-time honoree
- Health Care Service Corp. (Chicago), eight-time honoree
- Cambia Health Solutions (Portland, Ore.), six-time honoree
