Recommendations for the ethical conduct of quality improvement
Fox E, Tulsky JA. Recommendations for the ethical conduct of quality improvement. Journal of Clinical Ethics. 2005;16(1):61-71.
Quality improvement activity is essential and has brought tremendous benefits for patients. Yet, while widely accepted ethical standards exist for other activities in the clinical arena, including medical treatment and research, no analogous ethical standards currently exist for QI. This article is a preliminary attempt to fill this gap by providing practical recommendations for the responsible conduct of QI, designed to balance the ethical imperative to adequately protect patients and the ethical imperative to continuously improve patient care.
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