This article considers force use in clinical settings after a triggering event—a behavioral or medical crisis—and considers how it should be implemented.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E326-334. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.326.
Clinical momentum—increasingly aggressive treatment in intensive care settings that can violate a patient’s wishes—is charged by ritually intensifying efforts to “save” a patient, reimbursement patterns that privilege acute interventions, and technology-driven health care.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(8):E732-737. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.732.
Arguments that mistrust about information security will deter patients from embracing telehealth care ignore patients' willingness to take on risk in the pursuit of health benefits and the role physicians will play in encouraging adoption.