Trafficking-specific ICD-10-CM codes account for physical, social, and psychological dimensions of trafficked patients’ experiences. Data collected by clinicians can also motivate improvements in health policy, resource allocation, and prevention.
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Current policy requires separate informed consent for some Public Health Service increased-risk donors, and this can make shared decision making harder.
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10.1001/amajethics.2020.401.
Underlying ideological foundations of stigma and equipment inadequacy include thin-centrism and inadequate representation of fat people in health care organizational leadership.
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10.1001/amajethics.2023.528.
Implementation of child abuse reporting laws may help policymakers assess the potential risks and benefits of mandatory reporting of human trafficking.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.pfor1-1701.