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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Extreme Surgical Error Shows Never Events Still Happen
A stunning surgical error in Florida is a reminder that never events still can happen and underscores the importance of a hospital culture that encourages clinicians to speak up when they suspect something is wrong.
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Hand Hygiene Improving, New Research Finds
Hand hygiene is improving dramatically in U.S. healthcare facilities, according to a new report from The Leapfrog Group. The 2024 Hand Hygiene Report indicates that since Leapfrog began public reporting on hand hygiene in 2020, the percentage of hospitals meeting its rigorous standards has increased from 11% to 74% in 2023
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Claims and License Events for Counselors Doubled in Five Years
The number of reported license protection adverse incidents and claims made against counselors to the Board of Professional Counselors has nearly doubled in the last five years, according to a report from Healthcare Providers Service Organization, a division of Aon Affinity. The report indicates that 4,080 reported license protection adverse incidents and claims were made against counselors in the 2024 dataset, compared to 2,082 in the 2019 dataset.