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Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The Ethics of Report Cards on Surgeon Performance

By Steve Clarke , Justin Oakley

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0521865077, 9780521865074
LCC
UH400 .I44 2007
Google Books ID
jE-66dYXQ-YC
Open Library ID
OL18028389M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1932245 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
318\318
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

This timely book analyses and evaluates ethical and social implications of recent developments in reporting surgeon performance. It contains chapters by leading international specialists in philosophy, bioethics, epidemiology, medical administration, surgery, and law, demonstrating the diversity and complexity of debates about this topic, raising considerations of patient autonomy, accountability, justice, and the quality and safety of medical services. Performance information on individual cardiac surgeons has been publicly available in parts of the US for over a decade. Survival rates for individual cardiac surgeons in the UK have recently been released to the public. This trend is being driven by various factors, including concerns about accountability, patients' rights, quality and safety of medical care, and the need to avoid scandals in medical care. This trend is likely to extend to other countries, to other clinicians, and to professions beyond health care, making this text an essential addition to the literature available.

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