ArticleJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2021
Ethical issues in the access to emergency care for undocumented immigrants.
Article in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- "No Papers, No Treatment": a scoping review of challenges faced by undocumented immigrants in accessing emergency healthcare.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- What Should Clinicians in Organizations Without Established MLP Programs Do When Their Patients Need Lawyers to Meet Their Health Needs?AMA journal of ethics · 2024Article
- Asylum seekers and the role of the acute care physician.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Review
- Mental health services use and social support among Latinx families with adolescents who engage in suicidal behavior.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2023Article
- Emergency department visits for hemodialysis by insurance status in the United States.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
- Ethical issues in the access to emergency care for undocumented immigrants.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Article
- Emergency care for undocumented immigrants.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Patients who are undocumented immigrants (UIs) frequently present to emergency departments in the United States, especially in communities with large immigrant populations. Emergency physicians confront important ethical issues when providing care for these patients. This article examines those ethical issues and recommends best practices in emergency care for UIs. After a brief introduction and description of the UI population, the article proposes central principles of emergency medical ethics as a framework for emergency physician decisions and actions. It then considers the role of law and public policy in health care for UIs, including the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and current practices of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The article concludes with discussion of the scope of emergency physician practice and with recommendations regarding best practices in ED care for UIs.
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