What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15744992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John C West (West Pharmaceutical Services (United Kingdom), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | E919-923 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919 |
| PMID | 33274703 |
| OpenAlex | W3096993127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Hospital discharge planning for patients who might not be safe at home-particularly those leaving against medical advice-can require risk managers to navigate the complex intersection of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. An overarching duty is to ensure that a patient is as safe as possible in the environment to which the patient is being discharged, although it's not always possible to formulate a safe discharge plan. When patients have decision-making capacity, they can make a decision to be in an environment that's not safe. When patients do not have decision-making capacity, it is not always legally permissible to hold them against their wishes to keep them in a safe environment, so some kind of discharge plan must be made. This article considers the role of a risk manager in navigating this set of circumstances
Discharge planning · Health care · Patient safety · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |