From: Enhancing patient safety by integrating ethical dimensions to Critical Incident Reporting Systems
Potential issue/subcategory | Example | Potentially related ethical principles |
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Economic incentives on medical decisions | The management of a hospital pays a bonus to senior physicians if they perform enough surgeries. Several patients have spine surgery because of lower back pain without preceding alternative conservative options | Non-maleficence Justice |
Allocation decisions, spatial and staff resources | The management of a hospital puts the scarce staff resources to the department with the best financial return of investment. Other departments are understaffed, although they have to provide care for patients with even higher needs | Justice Beneficence |