Integrating ethics and patient safety: the role of clinical ethics consultants in quality improvement.

Douglas J. Opel; Dena Brownstein; Douglas S. Diekema; Benjamin S. Wilfond; Robert A. Pearlman

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Integrating ethics and patient safety: the role of clinical ethics consultants in quality improvement.

November 11, 2009

Opel DJ, Brownstein D, Diekema DS, et al. J Clin Ethics. 2009;20(3):220-6.

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The authors suggest a systems-oriented framework for clinical ethics consultation as a strategy to enhance quality and safety beyond what might be achieved through traditional case-based ethics review.

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