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Ethicists Demonstrate Benefits by Surveying Clinicians
Ethicists at Indiana University surveyed clinicians about their experience with ethics consultation.
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Want to Assess Ethics? Clear Standards are a Good Start
As a consultant who helps healthcare organizations with their ethics programs, Ellen Fox, MD, often finds people want to evaluate quality but don’t know where to begin.
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No Current Standards for Training on Ethics Consults
The Association of Bioethics Program Directors is currently considering standards for healthcare ethics consultation training programs.
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ASBH to Address Lack of National Standard for Ethics Consultation
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities is considering developing a national standard for assessment of individuals who perform clinical ethics consultations.
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Medical Ethics Advisor Spotlights Quality
This month’s issue of Medical Ethics Advisor is a special issue on quality and ethics.
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Hospital Wins Lawsuit After Rape of Mental Health Patient
A hospital prevailed recently in a lawsuit alleging malpractice related to one patient raping another, and legal analysts attribute the verdict to the hospital successfully arguing that it should be tried as a malpractice case rather than a simple civil lawsuit alleging negligence.
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Most Employers Ban Marijuana Entirely
When they have any choice at all, most employers opt to prohibit the use of marijuana no matter their state law.
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Cardholders May Be Protected
"Cardholders” — those who are legally allowed to use medical marijuana — should be handled carefully in states that specifically prohibit discrimination against them.
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Legal Marijuana Requires Reassessing Hospital Drug Policies
Changing state laws regarding marijuana are forcing healthcare providers to reconsider their policies on drug use by employees. Risk managers should review their policies in light of labor laws and patient safety.
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‘Serious Noncompliance’ the Leading Incident Reported to OHRP
IRBs and research institutions may be concerned that reporting incidents of noncompliance to the HHS Office for Human Research Protections could be a red flag to prompt an investigation, but the reverse is actually true.