Turfing is a colloquialism that refers to what clinicians do to patients whose needs do not fit neatly and tidily into typical clinical placement protocols.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(12):E885-891. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.885.
Constraints on hospitalists and surgeons and restricted orthopedic admission criteria can exacerbate patients’ distress that comes from clinicians’ disagreements.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(12):E873-877. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.873.
Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(12):E901-908. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.901.
Loneliness deserves attention from health policy, technology, and cultural standpoints, with critical analysis of how our built environments contribute to social isolation.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(11):E793-794. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.793.