United States Department of Veterans Affairs
National Center for Ethics in Health Care

Founded in 1991, the National Center for Ethics in Health Care's (NCEHC) main office is located at VA Central Office in Washington,  DC, with satellite offices in Seattle (Puget Sound Health Care System) and New York (VA New York Harbor Health Care System). Our multidisciplinary staff represent various fields including medicine, nursing, philosophy, law, policymaking, education, theology, social work, and health care administration. To meet our staff, click here.

NCEHC activities and initiatives support clinical ethics, organizational ethics, and research ethics throughout VHA. Our publications bring health care ethics related news, best practices, and feature articles to audiences within and outside VHA.

Under the NCEHC's auspices VHA's National Ethics Committee provides analysis and guidance on controversial ethics issues affecting patients, providers, health care managers, and health policymakers in concise, practical reports.

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VA featured in lead American Medical News story: Article describes IntegratedEthics’ quality improvement approach to medical ethics

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Rights and Responsibilities of VA Patients and Residents of Community Living Centers text as approved by the Under Secretary for Health 

Rights and Responsibilities of Family Members of VA Patients and Residents of Community Living Centers text as approved by the Under Secretary for Health

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VHA Handbook 1004.08, Disclosure of Adverse Events to Patients 

Critical Thinking About Institutional Disclosure of Adverse Events to Patients - PowerPoint presentation

Clinical and Institutional Disclosure of Adverse Events to Patients - PowerPoint presentation

Journal article - IntegratedEthics: An Innovative Program to Improve Ethics Quality in Health Care

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