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Regulating Ethics Committees In Health Care Institutions - Is It Time?, Diane E. Hoffmann
Regulating Ethics Committees In Health Care Institutions - Is It Time?, Diane E. Hoffmann
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
The Dangers Of Directives Or The False Security Of Forms, Diane E. Hoffmann, Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman, Catherine J. Tompkins
The Dangers Of Directives Or The False Security Of Forms, Diane E. Hoffmann, Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman, Catherine J. Tompkins
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
The Role And Legal Status Of Health Care Ethics Committees In The United States, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian
The Role And Legal Status Of Health Care Ethics Committees In The United States, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian
Diane Hoffmann
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, …
Physicians Who Break The Law, Diane E. Hoffmann
Physicians Who Break The Law, Diane E. Hoffmann
Diane Hoffmann
This paper takes as its starting point a recent article by Prof. Sandra Johnson, Regulating Physician Behavior: Taking Doctors “Bad Law” Claims Seriously. In the article, Johnson focuses on doctors who comply with the law despite their belief that the law is “bad”, i.e., causes them to behave in ways that are harmful to their patients. In Physicians Who Break the Law, I explore cases where physicians break the law claiming that it is “bad”. In this exploration, I focus on two areas of physicians’ lawbreaking: (1) violations of business-related laws, in particular, insurance fraud; and (2) violations of laws …
Are Ethics Committee Members Competent To Consult?, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian, J. Anne O'Neil
Are Ethics Committee Members Competent To Consult?, Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian, J. Anne O'Neil
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
Evaluating Ethics Committees: A View From The Outside, Diane E. Hoffmann
Evaluating Ethics Committees: A View From The Outside, Diane E. Hoffmann
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
Achieving The Right Balance In Oversight Of Physician Opiod Prescribing For Pain: A Survey Of State Medical Boards, Diane Hoffmann, Anita Tarzian
Achieving The Right Balance In Oversight Of Physician Opiod Prescribing For Pain: A Survey Of State Medical Boards, Diane Hoffmann, Anita Tarzian
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
Mediating Bioethical Disputes, Diane E. Hoffmann, Naomi Karp
Mediating Bioethical Disputes, Diane E. Hoffmann, Naomi Karp
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.
Mediating Life And Death Decisions, Diane E. Hoffmann
Mediating Life And Death Decisions, Diane E. Hoffmann
Diane Hoffmann
No abstract provided.