Editorial: Broadening implementation of a preventive ethics approach

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Medical Ethics
• Patient Advocacy

Background:

• The Veterans Affairs' (VA) Integrated Ethics (IE) program utilizes a Patient Engagement (PE) approach.
• This model serves as a valuable framework for learning and improvement in healthcare settings.

Discussion:

• Further considerations are proposed based on existing research and novel work.
• The integration of these insights aims to enhance the adoption of PE.

Key Insights:

• The PE approach is identified as an excellent model for quality improvement and ethical conflict mitigation.
• Specific issues for consideration are highlighted to build upon current practices.

Outlook:

• The combination of proposed ideas and existing work by Foglia et al. is expected to advance PE.
• This advancement aims to improve healthcare quality and reduce harmful ethics conflicts.