title: A proactive role for the ethics committee or ethics consultant: meeting the JCAHO standards on patient rights.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heitman
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003253:Consultants; D030881:Disclosure; D026822:Ethicists; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D024382:Professional Role; D028761:Withholding Treatment