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To demonstrate the effectiveness of clinical ethics consultations, organizations need to show that the outcome was better than it would have been without the ethics consultation, but these data are often lacking.
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Microbiome research poses many of the same ethical concerns as genetic testing, and also some unique ethical considerations.
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Ethical concerns involving clinical photography using smartphones include patient privacy, unscrupulous use, informed consent, and security.
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Cost as an ethical concern in health care was addressed in the 2013 Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life.
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Patients with high spiritual support were more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life medical treatment, according to a recent study.
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Healthcare can be a competitive industry, with individual hospitals and organizations unwilling to share information.