Handbook for Health Care Ethics Committees

by Linda Farber Post, Jeffrey Blustein, Nancy N. Dubler

Book Overview

Hospitals, nursing homes, and home care agencies seeking approval by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) must have a standing mechanism to address ethical issues. Most organizations have chosen to satisfy this with an interdisciplinary ethics committee. The best of these committees are knowledgeable, creative, and effective resources in their institutions. Many are well meaning but lack the information, experience,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801884489
• ISBN13: 9780801884481
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"