Hospital Ethics Committees, Consultants, and Courts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747246 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George J Annas (0000-0001-5836-7831, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, corresponding author), Michael A Grodin (0000-0002-0929-8929, Boston Medical Center) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 554-559 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/journalofethics.2016.18.5.sect1-1605 |
| PMID | 27213888 |
| OpenAlex | W2344228958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Hospital ethics committees grew out of legal controversies regarding the refusal of lifesustaining treatment. We review the fragmented history of hospital ethics committees and argue that though they were born of concerns about legal liability, they do best when they stick to clinical ethics and leave legal questions to a hospital's attorney and the courts. We also underline that procedural mechanisms, including ethics committees and advance directives, have not had a measurable role in improving end-of-life care or reducing end-of-life treatment conflicts
Engineering ethics · Ethics committee · Political science · Engineering · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |