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Immigration Enforcement Worries Healthcare Leaders
The Trump administration’s dramatic escalation of immigrant enforcement actions has many employers and employees on edge, with healthcare facilities in particular facing potentially delicate situations if Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrive seeking employees or patients. Risk managers should study the applicable law beforehand and devise a response plan.
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Iowa Supreme Court Overturns $97 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Case
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a $97,402,549 verdict in a medical malpractice case, ordering a new trial because of the improper admission of hearsay evidence.
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Louisiana Court Overturns Comparative Fault Finding in Medical Malpractice Case
A Louisiana appellate court recently overturned a jury’s finding that a retired civil engineer was 75% at fault for injuries he sustained from excessive fluoroscopic radiation exposure during vascular surgery.
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Precision Medicine Raises Unique Ethics Concerns in Emergency Department
Precision medicine technologies are rapidly advancing in healthcare, but this approach also presents some ethical challenges.
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Surrogates’ Long-Term Distress Is Ethical Concern
Communication breakdowns between clinicians and surrogates in intensive care units may contribute to surrogates’ long-term psychological distress. However, there is no consensus on how to address this concern.
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Medical Mistrust Can Hinder End-of-Life Decision-Making
During medical training and early clinical practice, Scott Vasher, MD, observed that some patients, or their surrogate decision-makers, had an intrinsic trust in the healthcare team. Others seemed mistrustful. Vasher and colleagues conducted a study to measure surrogate decision-maker medical mistrust and identify risk factors for higher medical mistrust.
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Ethics Consult Requestors Will Expect Quick Response
When someone reaches the point where they are contacting an ethicist, it is safe to assume that person has, at least in their minds, a very pressing concern. But what response time is quick enough for ethics consult requests? There is no clear consensus.
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Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Affects Decisions on Treatment Withdrawal
When ethicists consult on a case involving end-of-life decision-making, discussions center around the patient’s goals and values, prognosis, and preferences. Yet, income and insurance status are two other factors that affect the likelihood of patients withdrawing life-sustaining treatments, a recent study suggests.
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Pediatric Residents Benefit from Case-Based Ethics Discussions
Pediatric residents face many unique ethical issues, but often have no outlet to discuss these concerns.
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Moral Distress Consults Are Valued, but More Outreach Is Needed
As a critical care nurse, Vanessa Amos, PhD, RN, CNL, has participated in many moral distress consultations, and has seen the benefits firsthand. Amos wanted to know more about how others were affected by the consults and how healthcare leaders viewed the service.