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Should HECs initiate policies to prevent recurring bioethical dilemmas? Yes: HECs should initiate such policies

✍ Scribed by Nancy S. Jecker

Book ID: 104625031
Publisher: Springer
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 158 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 0956-2737
DOI: 10.1007/bf00057791

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✦ Synopsis

Healthcare ethics committees (HEC) assist with biomedical decisionmaking through a variety of formats. Members may consult on difficult cases, review hospital resource allocation decisions, and provide emotional support to persons involved in difficult cases (1). The question I shall address is whether HECs should add to their repertoire the function of initiating policies to prevent recurring bioethical dilemmas. I shall argue that doing so can enhance the quality of medical decisionmaking within the healthcare institution.

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