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Contracts to Deliver Health Care Services

Physicians have a fundamental ethical obligation to put the welfare of patients ahead of other considerations, including personal financial interests.

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Ethics Consultations

Ethics consultation is designed to support informed, deliberative decision making on the part of patients, families, physicians, and the health care team.

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Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions

Ethics committees offer assistance in addressing ethical issues that arise in patient care and facilitate sound decision making.

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Industry Representatives in Clinical Settings

Physicians have a responsibility to protect patient interests in inviting industry representatives into the clinical setting.

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Allied Health Professionals

Allied health professionals have training and expertise that complements physicians’ overall responsibility for the quality of care.

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Nurses

Nurses’ training, expertise and scope of practice complement physicians’ professional commitments and expertise.

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Peers as Patients

Physicians must make the same fundamental ethical commitments when treating peers as when treating any other patient.

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Physician Employment by a Nonphysician Supervisee

Physicians’ relationships with midlevel practitioners must be based on mutual respect and trust as well as their shared commitment to patient well-being.

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Ethical Obligations of Medical Directors

Physicians must uphold core obligations when taking on roles that require them to use their medical knowledge on behalf of third parties.

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