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The ethics of reality medical television.
- Source :
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The Journal of clinical ethics [J Clin Ethics] 2013 Spring; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 50-7. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Reality medical television, an increasingly popular genre, depicts private medical moments between patients and healthcare providers. Journalists aim to educate and inform the public, while the participants in their documentaries-providers and patients-seek to heal and be healed. When journalists and healthcare providers work together at the bedside, moral problems precipitate. During the summer of 2010, ABC aired a documentary, Boston Med, featuring several Boston hospitals. We examine the ethical issues that arise when journalism and medicine intersect. We provide a framework for evaluating the potential benefits and harms of reality medical television, highlighting critical issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, and privacy.
- Subjects :
- Boston
Hospitals ethics
Hospitals trends
Humans
Mental Competency
Parental Consent ethics
Patients psychology
Physician-Patient Relations ethics
Physicians psychology
Privacy
Public Opinion
Television trends
Third-Party Consent ethics
Videotape Recording trends
Volunteers
Confidentiality ethics
Informed Consent ethics
Journalism, Medical
Television ethics
Truth Disclosure ethics
Videotape Recording ethics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1046-7890
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of clinical ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23631335