Changing the Subject: Ethical Principles for Everyone in Health Care
Authors: Frank Davidoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Editorials5 September 2000Changing the Subject: Ethical Principles for Everyone in Health CareFrank Davidoff, MD, EditorFrank Davidoff, MD, EditorDr. Davidoff: American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-5-200009050-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Over a year ago, Annals and the BMJ published a working draft of ethical principles for everyone in health care (1, 2). The effort grew out of the conviction that the existence of separate moral frameworks, in which each professional group—physicians, nurses, hospital executives, others—tries to gain the moral high ground, reflects the flawed perception that its work improves the well-being of patients separately, when in fact health care works well only as a system of true interdependencies (3). Developed initially by a group of 15 interested people that included physicians, nurses, health care executives, academicians, ethicists, a jurist, an ...References1. Smith R, Hiatt H, Berwick D. A shared statement of ethical principles for those who shape and give health care: a working draft from the Tavistock group. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:143-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Smith R, Hiatt H, Berwick D. Shared ethical principles for everybody in health care: a working draft from the Tavistock group. BMJ. 1999;318:248-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Berwick D, Hiatt H, Janeway P, Smith R. An ethical code for everybody in health care [Editorial]. BMJ. 1997;315:1633-44. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Reinhardt UE. Hippocrates and the “securitization” of patients. JAMA. 1997;277:1850-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Davidoff F. The 28th amendment [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:692-4. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Dr. Davidoff: American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Corresponding Author: Frank Davidoff, MD, American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEthical Principles for Everyone Joseph J. Mazza Ethical Principles for Everyone Alan R. Nelson Ethical Principles for Everyone Frédéric Pochard , Marc Grassin , and Elie Azoulay Ethical Principles for Everyone Nelson G. Goodman Ethical Principles for Everyone Frank Davidoff The Heartbreak of Drug Pricing Frank Davidoff Metrics Cited ByShould dermatopathologists participate in diagnostic error disclosure to patients? An ethical analysisThe Heartbreak of Drug PricingFrank Davidoff, MDReclaiming the lost meanings of medicineEthical Principles for EveryoneJoseph J. Mazza, MDEthical Principles for EveryoneAlan R. Nelson, MDEthical Principles for EveryoneFrédéric Pochard, MD, PhD, Marc Grassin, PharmD, PhD, and Elie Azoulay, MDEthical Principles for EveryoneNelson G. Goodman, MDQuality of care and diabetes mellitusEthical Principles for Everyone in Health Care 5 September 2000Volume 133, Issue 5Page: 386-389KeywordsClinical trial reportingDecision makingDisabilitiesHealth careHealth economicsPatient advocacyPatientsPopulation statisticsQuality improvementSafety ePublished: 5 September 2000 Issue Published: 5 September 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...