Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
2000
Volume
9
Disciplines
Psychology
First Page
230
Last Page
238
Abstract
Hospital ethics committees have evolved as a response to complicated legal, ethical, and social dilemmas that accompany modern medicine. In the United States, their growth has been augmented by Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards and the Patient Self-Determination Act. There appears to be an implicit presumption that all clinical ethics consultation practices are relatively similar. Finally, there is heightened awareness of the needs for quality standards and assessment of the outcomes of ethics consultations.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Ann Freeman; Hoas, Helena; and Guttmannova, Katarina, "Bioethics Activities in Rural Hospitals" (2000). Psychology Faculty Publications. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/psych_pubs/7
Comments
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