Click here to return to category. AMA Policy Defining AMA Policy Policy can be defined as statements that have the purpose of guiding decision-making and actions.
Most organizations develop policies.
The AMA's PolicyFinder program provides access to AMA policies on health care issues, the health care system, medical science, and the AMA's organizational structure and governance Ethical Opinions Futile Care Physicians are not ethically obligated to deliver care that, in their best professional judgment, will not have a reasonable chance of benefiting their patients. When further intervention to prolong the life of a patient becomes futile, physicians have an obligation to shift the intent of care toward comfort and closure. The social commitment of the physician is to sustain life and relieve suffering. Euthanasia Euthanasia is the administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient for the purpose of relieving the patient's intolerable and incurable suffering. Ethics Committees in Health Care Institutions.