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QI Initiative Increases Goals of Care Conversations
Many hospitalized patients lack goals of care conversations, causing ethical conflicts at the end of life.
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Ethical Concerns with Portable MRIs in Research
New portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies are being developed, allowing study investigators to conduct field-based research in remote settings. The introduction of portable MRI technologies means that new users, some with less experience with MRI research, are using MRI in new locations. There also is increased variation in image resolution. All those factors raise concerns about researchers’ ability to maintain quality control.
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Ethicists Are Addressing Ableism in Medical Education, Clinical Practice
There is increasing attention to the issue of ableism in healthcare. One concern is that medical education is not doing enough to include the perspectives of people with disabilities.
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Recent Cases Add to Complexity of Treatment Withdrawal Decision-Making
Many ethics consults involve conflicts over withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. If patients’ families are aware of recent cases demonstrating recovery potential in patients with traumatic brain injury who were thought to have a low chance of survival, it can make the decision-making process even more challenging.
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Mental Health Issues Are Coming Up During Ethics Consults
Mental health issues are coming up more frequently during ethics consults, according to ethicists interviewed by Medical Ethics Advisor.
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Many Ethics Committees Lack Formal Process for Education, Orientation
One of the primary functions of an ethics committee is education — for members, for clinicians, and for patients and their family members. Yet most ethics committees have no formal orientation process, and many have no ongoing ethics education process, according to a recent survey of hospital leaders at AdventHealth.
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict of $2.5 Million for Mesh Device Plaintiff Despite Close Call on Statute of Limitations
A case recently decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addresses the application of Florida’s statute of limitations in products liability cases involving vaginal mesh devices.
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Indiana Appellate Court Allows Case to Proceed Against Doctor Accused of Improperly Accessing Patients’ Medical Records
The Court of Appeals of Indiana recently revived a case involving significant allegations of breaches of privacy and professional misconduct against a doctor and hospital group.
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Malpractice Insurance Rates Increasing After Stable Period
After a dozen years of medical malpractice insurance rates holding stable, a recent analysis by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that 36.2% of medical liability insurance premiums increased over the previous year, the highest rate since 2005.
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Clinical Decision Software Highly Effective in OR
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) say advanced clinical decision support software can prevent up to 95% of medication errors in the operating room.