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  • Healthcare Management
  • Bioethics
  • Organizational Ethics

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  • Growing trend of hospital acquisitions by large tertiary healthcare systems.
  • Limited exploration of the impact of healthcare consolidation on clinical ethics.
  • Need for guidance for clinical ethicists and administrators navigating system integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide guidance for clinical ethicists on issues arising from hospital consolidation.
  • To explore challenges and considerations in implementing system-wide ethics consultation services.
  • To present models for organizing ethics consultation within acquired healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

  • Identification and discussion of four distinct models for ethics consultation services.
  • Analysis of the benefits and challenges associated with each model.
  • Review of existing literature on clinical ethics and healthcare system organization.

Main Results:

  • Four models proposed: train-the-trainer, local capacity-building, circuit-riding, and consolidated accountability.
  • Each model presents unique advantages and disadvantages for ethics consultation.
  • The study addresses a gap in understanding the broader implications of healthcare consolidation on ethics services.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare consolidation necessitates strategic planning for ethics consultation services.
  • The proposed models offer frameworks for adapting ethics support to integrated healthcare systems.
  • Recommendations aim to benefit clinical ethicists, volunteer consultants, and hospital administrators.