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Chapter 27 - Ethics In and For the Organization

from Section 3 - Policy Development and Organizational Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2022

By
Margaret Moon
Edited by
D. Micah Hester  and
Toby L. Schonfeld
D. Micah Hester
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine
Toby L. Schonfeld
Affiliation:
National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs
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Summary

HECs exist in almost every hospital in the USA. While their history started with specific conflicts created as advancing medical technology challenged traditional approaches to death, dying, and consent for care, most HECs currently accept three main duties: resolution of conflicts related to clinical care, review of policies related to ethical clinical practice, and education of providers, staff, and patients and families.

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Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees , pp. 237 - 244
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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