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  • Title: The role of organizational ethics committees.
    Author: Harding J.
    Journal: Physician Exec; 1994 Feb; 20(2):19-24. PubMed ID: 10132133.
    Abstract:
    Health care services are increasingly provided in an atmosphere that is fractured by conflicting ethical concerns. This trend had been most noticeable in institutional settings. In response, hospitals have for many years had ethics committees. Their purpose has been to guide providers, patients, and families when decisions with ethical implications have to be made. The shift in focus within the health care delivery system away from hospitals and more to managed care systems and to domination of decision making by primary care providers suggests that expansion of the ethics committee concept may be advisable.
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