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Reporting Misdeeds: How and When to Use Disclosure Protocol
Once a risk manager realizes the organization may have violated laws or regulations, the best course of action might be to report the violation instead of hoping no one will discover it. Self-disclosure can offer many advantages that result in lesser penalties and other consequences. But it is important to know when to report and how to do it advantageously. -
Military Medical Treatment Facilities Could Fill Some Gaps in Maternal Care
Women living in rural and underserved areas could benefit.
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Physician Assistants in OB/GYN Field Want More Ethics Expertise
Survey respondents named many ethical challenges they faced: end-of-life care, complex pregnancies, risk and benefits to mother and fetus, and counseling adolescents.
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Study Shows Ethics Complaints in Psychiatry Could Be Declining
One reason could be the emphasis on ethics education in psychiatry.
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Orthopedic Surgeons Say ‘Open-Label’ Placebos Are Ethical, Yet Few Use Them
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Gene Editing Is Popular, But Controversial, Research Area
Gene drive researchers aim to broadcast a consistent message, tell the truth from the beginning, and be transparent.
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IRBs Are Scrutinizing Digital Tools for Informed Consent
Compared to paper-based informed consent, a multimedia digital tool resulted in higher satisfaction, was perceived as easier to use, gave more people the ability to complete the consent independently, and was perceived as taking less time to complete the consent process, according to the results of a recent study.
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Rural Patients Still Lack Palliative Care Access
Funding and resources are needed to improve palliative care access and delivery and prevent health disparities within rural communities.
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Hospitals Disproportionately Sue Low-Income, Rural, and Black Patients
One expert believes ethicists should serve as a "moral compass for hospitals," pushing facility leaders to consider whether engaging in litigation like this is the best course of action.
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Access Problems with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Raise Ethical Worries
Mental health insurance claims roughly doubled for teens in March and April 2020 compared to those same months in 2019. However, only half of parents who tried to obtain mental healthcare for their children succeeded in doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic.