Ethical Issues in Providing Care in Safety-Net Health Systems

Resource constraints in safety-net systems mean that outlays for care must be measured against opportunity costs. What ethical framework should guide resource allocation and management decisions?

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 390; no. 7; pp. 581 - 584
Main Authors Chokshi, Dave A., Cerise, Frederick P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 15.02.2024
Subjects
Advocacy
and Education
and Education General
and Inclusion
and Inclusion General
Cardiology
Cardiology General
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Medicine General
Cost of Health Care
Diversity
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine General
Equity
Ethics
Ethnicity
Health care access
Health Care Delivery
Health Law
Health Policy
Hemodialysis
Hospitals
Hypertension
Indigent care
Kidney Replacement Therapy
Medical Ethics
Medical Practice
Medicare and Medicaid
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nonprofit hospitals
Nonprofit organizations
Pandemics
Patients
Politics of Health Care
Prevention
Primary care
Public health
Quality of Care
Race
Raises
Resource allocation
Safety
Stroke
Training
Trauma
Uninsured people
United States > US
Medicine and Business
Medical Practice
Health Policy
Medicine and the Law
Medical Ethics and Human Rights
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Summary:Resource constraints in safety-net systems mean that outlays for care must be measured against opportunity costs. What ethical framework should guide resource allocation and management decisions?
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2310893