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Defining Basic Health Care AMA-Code

Defining Basic Health Care. Download PDF. Health care is a fundamental human good because it affects our opportunity to pursue life goals, reduces our pain and suffering, helps prevent premature loss of life, and provides information needed to plan for our lives. Society has an obligation to make access to an adequate level of care available to

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AMA Principles of Medical Ethics

WebA physician shall support access to medical care for all people. Adopted June 1957; revised June 1980; revised June 2001. AMA Principles of Medical Ethics Principles I. A physician …

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Patient Responsibilities AMA-Code

WebPatient Responsibilities. Download PDF. Successful medical care requires ongoing collaboration between patients and physicians. Their partnership requires both …

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Informed Consent AMA-Code

WebPhysicians must ensure that the participant (or legally authorized representative) has given voluntary, informed consent before enrolling a prospective participant in a research …

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Transparency in Health Care AMA-Code

WebTransparency in Health Care. Respect for patients’ autonomy is a cornerstone of medical ethics. Patients must rely on their physicians to provide information that patients would …

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Confidentiality AMA-Code

WebAMA Principles of Medical Ethics: III, IV, VII, VIII. Code of Ethics Opinions pages. Physicians have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in …

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Physicians & the Health of the Community AMA-Code

WebCommunity health. Physicians have a long-recognized responsibility to participate in activities to protect and promote the health of the public. Physicians must balance dual …

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Consent, Communication & Decision Making AMA-Code

WebIn giving or withholding permission for medical treatment for their children, parents/guardians are expected to safeguard their children’s physical health and well-being and to nurture …

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Health Promotion & Preventive Care AMA-Code

WebThe clinical encounter provides an opportunity for the physician to engage the patient in the process of health promotion. Effective elements of this process may include educating …

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Interprofessional Relationships AMA-Code

WebProfessional working relationships. Even when they fulfill roles that do not involve directly providing care for patients in clinical settings, physicians are seen by patients and the …

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Ethics Consultations AMA-Code

WebCode of Ethics Opinions pages. The goal of ethics consultation is to support informed, deliberative decision making on the part of patients, families, physicians, and the health …

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Privacy, Confidentiality & Medical Records AMA-Code

WebConfidentiality. Physicians have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in association with the care of the patient. With rare exceptions, …

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Patient Rights AMA-Code

WebRespecting patient privacy is a fundamental expression of respect for patient autonomy and a prerequisite for trust. Patient privacy includes personal space (physical privacy), …

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8.11 Health Promotion & Preventive Care

Web8.11 Health Promotion & Preventive Care . Medicine and public health share an ethical foundation stemming from the essential and direct role that

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Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions AMA-Code

WebIn giving or withholding permission for medical treatment for their children, parents/guardians are expected to safeguard their children’s physical health and well-being and to nurture …

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Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment

WebWhen facing decisions about withholding or withdrawing life- sustaining treatment the physician should: Review with the patient the individual’s advance directive, if there is …

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Use of Restraints AMA-Code

WebUse of Restraints. All individuals have a fundamental right to be free from unreasonable bodily restraint. At times, however, health conditions may result in behavior that puts …

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10.7 Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions

WebCEJA Report 3-A-16 Modernized Code of Medical Ethics 10.7 Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions In making decisions about health care, patients, families, and …

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Management of Medical Records AMA-Code

WebCode of Ethics Opinions pages. In keeping with the professional responsibility to safeguard the confidentiality of patients’ personal information, physicians have an ethical obligation …

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