The effect of clinical medical ethics consultation on healthcare costs

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-38

  Heilicser, Bernard J ^a   Meltzer, David ^b   Siegler, Mark ^c  

^a Ingalls Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CASE REPORT; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICIST; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HARVEY, IL); LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORK;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HARVEY, IL); PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; ETHICISTS; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL FUTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034153408     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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