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Sunday, January 15, 2012

American College of Physicians Ethics Manual - Sixth Edition


American College of Physicians Ethics Manual -- The college released a new version of its professional guidelines and included a section about considering costs involved in treatment. "The manual is not a substitute for the experience and integrity of individual physicians, but it may serve as a reminder of the shared duties of the medical profession. ... Physicians must base their counsel on the interests of the individual patient, regardless of the insurance or medical care delivery setting. ... Physicians have a responsibility to practice effective and efficient health care and to use health care resources responsibly. Parsimonious care that utilizes the most efficient means to effectively diagnose a condition and treat a patient respects the need to use resources wisely and to help ensure that resources are equitably available" (Snyder et al., 1/3).

The supplement to the code of ethics can be found here.