I am converting my presentation for the ICCEC (here in PPT and MP3 http://thaddeuspope.com/presentations.html) into an article. I make two main points: (1) HECs increasingly serve as decision makers and...
I agree with Ed Goldman. First, peer review committees have experience handling these types of issues. Often because of liability concerns and the desire for HCQIA immunity, the investigation and re view...
I agree that the patient (if she has capacity) can make a contemporaneous decision to stop the pacemaker. But if she lacks capacity, then the advance directive may not be implementable. The advance directive...