Ethics without Walls: The Transformation of Ethics Committees in the New Healthcare Environment
As the structure of healthcare delivery undergoes a breathtaking transformation, many ethics committees are wondering how and if they will be affected. Although the impact has not yet been widely felt, hospital-based ethics committees cannot avoid the pressures and upheaval caused by the reorganizat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1997
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-301 |
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| Summary: | As the structure of healthcare delivery undergoes a breathtaking transformation, many ethics committees are wondering how and if they will be affected. Although the impact has not yet been widely felt, hospital-based ethics committees cannot avoid the pressures and upheaval caused by the reorganization of healthcare. This article will briefly review some of the factors contributing to the transformation of medicine, and suggest a number of ways in which ethics committees can respond proactively. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180100007982 |