title: Ethics: a code for the laboratory.
abstract: The subject of ethics has become relevant once again since the 2004 expose of fraudulent laboratory practices involving HIV and hepatitis testing at the Maryland General Hospital. After congressional hearings into accrediting organizations entrusted to assure healthcare standards and patient safety, which had inspected Maryland General, vital changes were made--and laboratories are now subject to unannounced inspections. Here, we present a quondam cover story (June 1995) with a companion article (March 1998) that prove the subject of ethics never goes out of fashion.
authors.forename: Bernard E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Statland
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States