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Nurses Issue Call to Action on Moral Distress
The American Nurses Association has released “A Call to Action: Exploring Moral Resilience Toward a Culture of Ethical Practice,” which offers specific, practical guidance for nurses, leaders, and organizations.
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Companion Presence Affects Presurgical Conversations
Researchers expected that the visit would be more patient-centered due to companions acting as patient advocates. They found the opposite was true: Companions’ presence was associated with lower levels of patient-centeredness.
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Policy Takes Neutral Stance on Physician-assisted Suicide
In a new position statement, the American Academy of Neurology leaves the decision of whether to practice lawful physician-hastened death to “the conscientious judgment of its members acting on behalf of their adult patients dying of neurologic illness.”
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Clinical Ethics Consult ‘Needs to Be in the Chart’
A recent paper offers a suggested framework to ensure that clinical ethicists’ notes are included in the electronic health record.
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Certification Now Possible for Clinical Ethics Consultants: Applicants Are ‘Agents of Change’
The Healthcare Ethics Consultation Certification is the first program to identify and assess a national standard for healthcare ethics consultants.
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$16 Million Verdict for Errors Leading to Amputations of Thumb and Toes
Failure to diagnose and treat a patient's vasculitis led to amputations.
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Negligent Post-fall Treatment of Snowboard Coach Leads to $6.3 Million Verdict
Despite the patient's symptoms, the patient's compartment syndrome was not diagnosed or treated for several days.
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$114 Million Penalty in Medicare Fraud Case by Whistleblowers
A federal judge in South Carolina imposed civil damages and penalties totaling more than $114 million on the former CEO of a medical testing lab and two owners of the lab’s marketing partner for violations of the False Claims Act.
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Emergency Preparedness Guide Released
An insurer has released a whitepaper intended to help healthcare organizations better prepare for and respond to disasters.
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Tips for Maximizing Workers’ Compensation Strategies
The healthcare industry is improving how it handles workers’ compensation cases and the related liability, but many organizations could improve.