Every accredited American hospital is required to have a mechanism for handling ethical concerns; most hospitals satisfy this requirement by constituting an ins
How can dedicated ethics committees members fulfill their complex roles as moral analysts, policy reviewers, and clinical consultants? The Joint Commission (TJC
Approximately 85% of hospitals now have ethics committees. But this statistic says little about the efficiency and importance of these committees in their insti
Ethics by Committee was developed for tens of thousands of people across the United States who serve on hospital ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics,
Now in its Fifth Edition, this respected reference helps readers tackle the common and often challenging ethical issues that affect patient care. The book begin