Articles Tagged With: decision-making
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Looking Back, COVID-19 Vaccination Woes Were Predictable
Efficacy, protection duration, side effects, and FDA approval factored into decisions about choosing a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Patients’ Involvement in Decision-Making Linked to Lower Malpractice Risks
When there is more than one reasonable treatment option, discussing the options with the patient and documenting the discussion may mitigate malpractice risk, especially in the event of a bad outcome.
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Medical Providers’ Views Vary on Refusals of Life-Sustaining Treatment
Ethicists can help determine how best to proceed with treatment decision-making in cases in which patients lack decisional capacity. They can explain why the tie between treatment decision-making and capacity is morally important and essential for sound ethical medical practice.
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Liability Exposure for Vendor ‘Extremely Difficult’ if AI Tool Used in ED
Multiple recent studies have demonstrated the benefits of artificial intelligence tools in the ED, particularly for radiology and clinical decision-making. However, numerous issues need to be considered.
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Survey: More Education Could Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among Youth
Adolescents and their parents are interested in taking the COVID-19 vaccine; more education and other developments could sway even more, according to the results of a survey. Respondents indicated more information on safety and efficacy for adolescents was one of the top factors that would increase the likelihood of taking the vaccine. They also said primary care providers and health officials were their most trusted sources for vaccine information. -
Complicated Ethics of Adolescent Children Self-Consenting for Vaccines
Parental rights issues often are asserted, but at the same time, society has a stake in protecting children from harm, including medical neglect. -
Fewer Family Meetings in ICU Are Reason for Dissatisfaction
Supporting families faced with making critical decisions for incapacitated loved ones is a core ethical duty for ICU clinicians. Yet little is known about family characteristics that predict their dissatisfaction with support during decision-making. -
Research: Surgeon Stress Hurts Non-Technical OR Skills
Performance psychologists have developed education featuring cognitive visual modules and guided reflection to help on this issue. -
Ethical Decision-Making for Case Managers
Every day, hospital case managers must make decisions — large and small — that affect the lives of their patients. Some of these are ethical decisions — what the case manager “ought” to do in a given situation. Since many decisions must be made quickly, hospital case managers should consider their ethics and plan ahead rather than reacting solely in the moment.
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Age, BMI, Gender Among Factors Affecting Same-Day Surgery Discharge Rate
Total knee arthroplasty procedures are less likely to lead to successful same-day discharge among patients who are older, female, nonwhite, with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or higher, living with primary hypertension, and living with other comorbidities, according to the results of a recent paper.