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- Title
Egregious Ethics Violations Require Involvement of State Medical Boards.
- Abstract
The article discusses the responsibility of ethicists to report significant ethical violations by physicians to state medical boards, including instances of patient abuse or unnecessary procedures. It highlights the need for consistent practices and suggests that while state medical boards can revoke licenses, disciplinary actions vary. It emphasizes ethicists can use reporting mechanisms within hospitals or communicate directly with hospital leadership to address such violations.
- Subjects
CORRUPTION laws; BIOETHICS laws; ETHICISTS; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; PUBLIC health laws; SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL ethics; MEDICAL ethics consultation; SEX crimes; UNNECESSARY surgery; PROFESSIONS; STATE licensing boards; PROFESSIONAL licenses; PHYSICIANS; LABOR discipline; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; MEDICAL ethics; PATIENT abuse
- Publication
Medical Ethics Advisor, 2024, Vol 40, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0886-0653
- Publication type
Article