title: Can we set futile care policies? Institutional and systemic challenges.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment