A Pilot Evaluation of Portfolios for Quality Attestation of Clinical Ethics Consultants. Journal Article


Authors: Fins, JJ; Kodish, E; Cohn, F; Danis, M; Derse, AR; Dubler, NN; Goulden, B; Kuczewski, M; Mercer, MB; Pearlman, RA; Smith, ML; Tarzian, A; Youngner, SJ
Article Title: A Pilot Evaluation of Portfolios for Quality Attestation of Clinical Ethics Consultants.
Abstract: Although clinical ethics consultation is a high-stakes endeavor with an increasing prominence in health care systems, progress in developing standards for quality is challenging. In this article, we describe the results of a pilot project utilizing portfolios as an evaluation tool. We found that this approach is feasible and resulted in a reasonably wide distribution of scores among the 23 submitted portfolios that we evaluated. We discuss limitations and implications of these results, and suggest that this is a significant step on the pathway to an eventual certification process for clinical ethics consultants.
Journal Title: The American journal of bioethics : AJOB
ISSN: 1536-0075; 1526-5161
Publisher: Unknown  
Date Published: 2016