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Readers Respond: Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of ED Patients

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personnel and hours, physical assets, and the budget to operate them). Thomas Benzoni, DO, FACEP The post Readers Respond: Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of ED Patients appeared first on ACEP Now. One should not be liable for those things one does not control (e.g., This can be done at ACEP by creating a policy.

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Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of Emergency Department Patients

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2 This article discusses the practical and ethical issues of interhospital transfer of these patients. Without legislative or regulatory guidance and funding intervention, the challenges of interhospital transfers will continue to cause acute patient care needs to be compromised by hospital operations incentives. 2015):157-165.

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Tips for Real-Time Information Sharing with Patients

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In turn, concerns have arisen regarding when information blocking is appropriate and what ethical issues emergency department (ED) physicians must consider prior to information blocking. 2 Information blocking is any practice that is “likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of [EHI].”