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The Role And Legal Status Of Health Care Ethics Committees In The United States, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian Jan 2008

The Role And Legal Status Of Health Care Ethics Committees In The United States, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian

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Over a quarter of a century has passed since health care ethics committees (HCECs) in the United States received legal recognition as alternatives to the courts in resolving conflicts related to patient end-of-life care. By the mid to late 1980s HCECs had been established in over half of U.S. hospitals and had received a certain legitimacy in the health care system. Given their age and growth one could characterize them developmentally as emerging from adolescence and establishing themselves in young adult-hood. As a result, we might expect that they would have resolved the identify crisis characterizing the adolescent years. Yet, …


Achieving Quality And Responding To Consumers - The Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process: Who Should Respond?, Diane E. Hoffmann, Virginia Rowthorn Jan 2008

Achieving Quality And Responding To Consumers - The Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Process: Who Should Respond?, Diane E. Hoffmann, Virginia Rowthorn

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Are Health Care Conflicts All That Different? A Contrarian View, Diane E. Hoffmann Jan 2008

Are Health Care Conflicts All That Different? A Contrarian View, Diane E. Hoffmann

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Treating Pain V. Reducing Drug Diversion And Abuse: Recalibrating The Balance In Our Drug Control Laws And Policies, Diane E. Hoffmann Jan 2008

Treating Pain V. Reducing Drug Diversion And Abuse: Recalibrating The Balance In Our Drug Control Laws And Policies, Diane E. Hoffmann

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