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Author: Levenson, Jonathan D. and Zucker, Karin
Subjects: *LIVING wills, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *LIFE expectancy, *MEDICAL personnel, *MEDICAL protocols, *PHYSICIAN-patient relations, *POWER of attorney, *RESUSCITATION, *TERMINAL care, *TERMINALLY ill, *THERAPEUTICS, *DECISION making in clinical medicine, *PATIENT selection, *PHYSICIANS' attitudes, *LAW
Abstract: The article informs on the purpose of Physician's/Pennsylvania Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment. Topics discussed include practical application of the individual's legal living will for his/her personal wishes regarding end-of-life care; physicians decision-making capacity in the situation of the same; and analysis of concise and practical medical orders.
Published: 2017
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Author: Levenson, Jonathan D., Hamilton, Elizabeth E., Stressman, Stephanie M., and Zucker, Karin W.
Subjects: OBESITY, CONFERENCES & conventions, AIDS, ALCOHOLISM, BENEVOLENCE, CONCEPTUAL structures, GROUP decision making, DISCRIMINATION (Sociology), ENDOWMENTS, HEALTH status indicators, LABOR supply, MEDICAL care costs, MENTAL illness, PEOPLE with disabilities, ETHICAL decision making, AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, ETHICS
Abstract: The article informs on efforts taken by American Medical Association in fostering change within the medical community reading the treatment of obesity as a disability in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of American with Disabilities Act for preventing the rights of disabled individuals; ethical aspect of excluding obesity as a disability; and improving public health in the country.
Published: 2017
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Author: Zucker, Karin W. and Swift, Douglas C.
Subjects: *CONFERENCES & conventions, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *CHRISTIANITY, *CHURCH buildings, *EXECUTIVES, *MEDICAL personnel, *PRAYER, *CULTURAL awareness, *CULTURAL values
Abstract: The article lists the patron saints of various healthcare providers and workers including St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Rene Gonpil, and St. Michael the Archangel.
Published: 2017
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Author: Nold, James M., Zucker, Karin Waugh, and Boyle, Martin J.
Subjects: *MALPRACTICE, *MEDICAL laws, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *CATARACT surgery, *EXECUTIVES, *FEMUR injuries, *FOREARM injuries, *BONE fractures, *UNUNITED fractures, *WRIST injuries, *HISTORY
Abstract: The article informs on the medical malpractice cases encountered by the former U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln, and William Howard Taft. It mentions about malpractice cases handled by him including cases, Fleming v. Rogers and Crothers, Ritchey v.West, and Ewing v. Goode; and role of physicians in maintaining patient-physician relationship.
Published: 2017
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Author: Houhoulis, Peter, Rogers, Jill, and Zucker, Karin
Subjects: MEDICAL ethics, CUSTOMER relations, CONFERENCES & conventions, BUSINESS, CONCEPTUAL structures, GROUP decision making, PATIENT satisfaction, ETHICAL decision making, ETHICS
Abstract: The article focuses on the appointment of secret shoppers by healthcare organizations for gathering information regarding patients experiences. Topics discussed include use of Army-Baylor 7-Step Model for Organizational Decision-Making for analysing ethical questions surrounding this issue; maintenance of medical ethics; and maintenance of patient-provider relationship.
Published: 2017
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Author: Gidwani, Jessica L. and Zucker, Karin Waugh
Subjects: *LAW, *HOMOSEXUALITY, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *CIVIL defense, *POLICY sciences, *MILITARY personnel, *SURROGATE mothers, *LGBTQ+ people
Abstract: The article focuses on laws governing gestational surrogacy for military spouses in the U.S. Topics discussed icnlude include efforts of the Dept. of Defense and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in regulating surrogacy; military's managed care health benefit programs; and challenges surrounding the same in the country.
Published: 2017
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Author: Hurtle, Steven, Walz, Tiara, Zucker, Karin, and Boyle, Martin J.
Subjects: CONFERENCES & conventions, ORGANIZATIONS & ethics, BUSINESS, CAREGIVERS, CORPORATE culture, ETHICS committees, EXECUTIVES, HEALTH facility planning, MEDICAL care, MEDICAL care use, MEDICAL ethics, NURSES, PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, SOCIAL workers, DECISION making in clinical medicine, PROFESSIONAL practice
Abstract: The article focuses on the maintenance of organizational ethics in healthcare organizations. Topics discussed icnlude enactment of clinical ethics committees at hospital, medical center, and health system for checking organizations bioethics; establishment of ethically sound policies and procedures by organization; and maintenance of ethicality of business decisions.
Published: 2017
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