Assuming rigid control over patients’ health care and subjecting them to strict regimens without offering them a choice in the matter is frank paternalism. Moreover, proceeding with an invasive test without obtaining proper informed consent is malpractice.
Community-based participatory research ensures that community protections, risks, and benefits are considered during ethical reviews of research protocols.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.ecas3-1710.
Society values both the appropriate use of new technological and management innovations and the maintenance of a strong personal and therapeutic relationship between patients and physicians. The medical-home model may be able to accomplish both.