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Implementation Research Raises Unique Ethical Questions
Implementation research improves the adoption of evidence-based interventions in actual clinical practice. Lack of guidance from existing ethics frameworks makes it difficult for implementation science researchers to anticipate what will be ethically problematic.
Ethical Concerns with Crowdfunding for Organ Transplantation
Even if insurance covers some or most of the cost of an organ transplant, recipients (and to a lesser extent, donors) can face a significant financial burden. Financial expenses surrounding organ transplantation are motivating some recipients to raise money through medical crowdfunding.
Ethical Debate over Research on Enhancement of Brain Function
Technology is advancing rapidly for enhancement of brain function in healthy people, but remains ethically controversial.
Ethical Concerns with Large Language Models in Surgery
Large language models (LLMs) in surgery have the potential to enhance decision-making, documentation, and patient engagement. However, the body of literature addressing the ethical concerns of applying LLMs in surgical settings is relatively limited.
Clinicians Are Turning to AI Tools for Help with Ethical Decisions
Artificial intelligence tools are used for many healthcare-related applications — but what about helping clinicians with ethically complex medical decisions?
Requirements, Standards Vary for Clinical Ethics Fellowship Programs
Clinical ethics fellowships in the United States and Canada vary in some important ways, a recent study found.
Bioethicists Identify Essential ‘Everyday Ethics’ Skills for Clinicians
Is there a heated conflict on whether to continue life-sustaining interventions for a patient at the end of life? Most clinicians probably would see the need for an ethics consult. On the other hand, clinicians are less likely to recognize many “everyday” issues as ethical dilemmas.
Beyond the Symptoms: A Primary Care Approach to Depression Management
In the vast mosaic of primary care, depression often remains in the shadows, embedded in patient care but easily overlooked. Left unrecognized, the prognosis worsens and complicates the management of other chronic conditions. However, with timely identification and effective treatment, the course of depression can be altered significantly. A comprehensive understanding of this condition, coupled with effective treatment strategies, empowers the primary care physician to mitigate the potentially debilitating effects of this condition.
Report Finds Hospitals Safer Now than Before Pandemic
Hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association.
New Patient Safety Initiatives Could Change Standard of Care
New initiatives from the Biden administration could result in improvements to patient safety, but they also may create new compliance burdens and change the standard of care used in malpractices cases.