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This article revitalizes discussion on professional ethics in healthcare risk management. It proposes ethically informed risk management as patient-centered and evidence-based, outlining duties for healthcare professionals.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Ethics
  • Risk Management

Background:

  • Professional ethics in healthcare risk management requires renewed attention.
  • Current practices may not adequately address ethical dimensions of risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-engage the discussion on professional ethics within healthcare risk management.
  • To frame ethically informed risk management as a patient-centered, evidence-based practice.
  • To propose specific ethical duties for risk management professionals.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis.
  • Alignment of risk management scope with biomedical ethics principles.
  • Development of proposed ethical duties.

Main Results:

  • Ethically informed risk management integrates ethical risk management and ethical risk handling.
  • The proposed framework aligns with patient-centered care and evidence-based practice.
  • Specific ethical duties are outlined to guide practice.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need for robust debate and ethical standards development in healthcare risk management.
  • Adopting an ethically informed approach enhances patient care and professional conduct.
  • This work provides a foundation for future ethical guidelines in the field.