Six U.S. health systems were named to the Ethisphere Institute's "World's Most Ethical Companies" list — and all of them are recurring honorees.
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