Reasonable Variability or Unethical Inequity: Exploring Ethics of Policy Differences at Hospitals

Hospital policies have a fundamental role in the care of patients, yet significant variability exists across hospitals in core patient-facing policies. In this Clinical Ethics Conversation, we will learn from clinical ethics leaders about variations in policy across their institutions (using policies addressing potentially inappropriate/non-beneficial treatment as a case example) and examine ethical arguments that support or oppose such variability.

Featuring Kerri Kennedy, DBe, RN, HEC-C, Lindsay Semler, DNP, RN, CCRN, HEC-C, David Sontag JD, MBE, HEC-C, and Kayte Spector-Bagdady JD, MBE, HEC-C. Moderated by Jonathan M. Marron, MD, MPH, HEC-C.