HLT POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Benzene, Palliative Care, Ethylbenzene
8 Jul 2020
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Some recent laws and proposed legislation inappropriately infringe on clinical practice and patient physician relationships, crossing traditional boundaries and intruding into the realm of medical professionalism. Physicians, the american academy of pediatrics, the american college of obstetricians and. Gynecologists, the american college of physicians, and the american college of surgeons find this trend alarming and believe that legislators should abide by principles that put patients" best interests first. Examples of inappropriate legislative interference with this relationship are proliferating, as lawmakers increasingly intrude into the realm of medical practice, often to satisfy political agendas without regard to established, evidence-based guidelines for care. Of particular concern are four specific types of laws or legislative proposals. The first type of law prohibits physicians from discussing with or asking their patients about risk factors that may affect their health or the health of their families, as recommended by evidence-based guidelines of care.
