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Advance directives and proxy opinions are equally effective in influencing doctors decisions, but having both has the strongest effect, says a 2014 study.
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Critically ill patients known wishes not to be resuscitated or placed on life support were ignored 60% of the time, according to a 2014 study mainly because of efforts by patients families to countermand their known wishes, and inability to locate documentation of patients wishes.
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Technology allows for preclinical detection of some brain disorders or conditions, but such testing also presents numerous ethical concerns.
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing presents multiple ethical concerns, including individuals being given misleading or inaccurate information. In July 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced coming draft guidelines for the regulation of laboratory developed tests.
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A delayed consent approach to informed consent used by researchers in a recent study comparing outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients (STEMI) resulted in ethical concerns being voiced.
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Successful malpractice claims alleging failure to diagnose the post-surgical complication of peritonitis are occurring because patients are sent home without proper evaluation, according to plaintiff attorneys.
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When prospective patients call to ask about cost, Susan Smith, CHAA, a benefit representative for patient access at Cox Medical Center Branson (MO), not only does everything in her power to give the best information she possibly can.
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The 2015 ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and hospital outpatient department (HOPD) payment proposal released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accommodates several important requests made by ASCA and the ASC community, according to the ASC Association (ASCA).
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Criminal prosecutions of physicians for grossly substandard care almost invariably involve the death of multiple patients revealing a pattern of gross negligence or reckless indifference to patient safety, says Ben A. Rich, JD, PhD, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California Davis Health Systems School of Medicine.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to investigate outbreaks as a result of unsafe injection practices. These mistakes and knowledge gaps put healthcare providers and patients at risk.