Medical Ethics Advisor – May 1, 2003
May 1, 2003
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Good transplant candidate? Yes or no depends on who’s doing the evaluating
A 50-year-old man with end-stage heart failure is referred to your medical center for evaluation to receive a heart transplant. He is in reasonably good health, considering his condition, but has only entered a smoking cessation program two months ago. His previous attempts to quit smoking all have been unsuccessful. Is this patient an appropriate candidate for organ transplantation? -
Study shows women not happy with cardiac care
The first national survey of women with heart disease has found that more than half of them are dissatisfied with their health care and face significant obstacles to recovery. -
Providers aren’t keeping up with genetic medicine
As controversies over fetal tissue research, cloning, and stem cells grab the headlines, other applications of genetic research are quietly making their way into clinical practice. But many health care providers arent ready for them. -
Group purchasing orgs review ethics standards
Following Congressional scrutiny of their business practices, hospital group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are moving to adopt new standards governing how they collect fees, contract with vendors, and manage potential conflicts of interest. -
News Brief
Supreme Court upholds any-willing-provider laws.