Futile treatment and the health services manager

Even though the ethics of futile treatment is no longer getting intense attention, the issue will continue to simmer beneath the surface. It is incumbent on all health services organizations to address the issues that futile treatment raises so that physicians and patients have a framework and resou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hospital topics 2000, Vol.78 (3), p.27-30
1. Verfasser:	Darr, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioethics Decision Making Ethics, Medical Futility Health administration Health care Health care policy Health services Health Services Administration - standards Humans Managers Medical ethics Medical Futility Organizational Policy Patients Patients rights Physician patient relationships Physicians Policy Quality of life Third-Party Consent Treatment United States USA
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Zusammenfassung:	Even though the ethics of futile treatment is no longer getting intense attention, the issue will continue to simmer beneath the surface. It is incumbent on all health services organizations to address the issues that futile treatment raises so that physicians and patients have a framework and resources that can aid decision making, and the manager is the catalyst that can bring that about.
ISSN:	0018-5868 1939-9278
DOI:	10.1080/00185860009596556