Healthcare ethics Health, Medicine, Nursing Essay Paper

The Ethics of Health Care Reforms: Issues in Emergency Medicine
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The article “The Ethics of Health Care Reforms: Issues in Emergency Medicine” (ACEP, n.d.) puts forth several ethical concerns facing the healthcare systems. The article mainly focuses on issues relating to cost containment, public health, access to care, ED crowding, and end of life (ACEP, n.d. par.1). According to the article, ethics demand that emphasis should be placed toward the welfare of the patient in case of an emergency. The ethical issue presented concerning cost containment focuses on the ability to strike a balance between maximizing access to service and costs (ACEP, n.d. par.19). On matters of public health and prevention, much responsibility is placed on individuals, with healthcare systems tasked with improving the ease of access. There is quite a number of ethical concerns when it comes to the end of life matters. Compassion, prompt communication, respect to privacy, to mention but a few of the ethical concerns of a physician faced with the end of life scenario.
The article does not only put forth the relevant ethical concerns related to emergency departments, public health, cost issues, end of life among others but also critically examines their significances, parti...