Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398. Health Law Mar 2017 Strategies for Acing the Fundamentals and Mitigating Legal and Ethical Consequences of Poor Physician-Patient Communication MaryKatherine Brueck and Angelique M. Salib, JD Although poor communication is the root cause of medical malpractice claims, in cases of medical error, apologies reduce litigation and benefit patients. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):289-295. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.hlaw1-1703. Health Law Oct 2006 Limiting Parents' Rights in Medical Decision Making Lee Black, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):676-680. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.hlaw1-0610. In the Literature Jun 2004 Beyond Patient Safety to Optimal Health Ted Clark Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):264-266. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.jdsc1-0406. Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402. In the Literature Aug 2004 Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions Abraham P. Schwab, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):347-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.jdsc1-0408. In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608. In the Literature Mar 2024 Why Patient-Centered Built Environment Standards Matter More Than Numbers of Beds in Inpatient Psychiatry Morgan C. Shields, PhD, Zohra Kantawala, and Ramesh Raghavan, PhD This article canvasses extant literature on values, evidence, and standards for inpatient psychiatry units’ design. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(3):E237-247. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.237. Health Law Apr 2015 Caring for Patients with ASD and Their Caregivers: Federal and State Autism-Specific Insurance Reform Annemarie M. Kelly, JD, LLM Summary of federal and state autism-specific legislation that governs insurance coverage for those with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(4):328-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.4.hlaw1-1504. Health Law Apr 2024 What Should Prescribers and Policy Makers Know About US Drug Importation? Nisha Quasba, MPH and Elliot Vice International medicine importation raises ethics and safety questions that should be considered when weighing affordability against risk of harm. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(4):E295-302. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.295. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398.
Health Law Mar 2017 Strategies for Acing the Fundamentals and Mitigating Legal and Ethical Consequences of Poor Physician-Patient Communication MaryKatherine Brueck and Angelique M. Salib, JD Although poor communication is the root cause of medical malpractice claims, in cases of medical error, apologies reduce litigation and benefit patients. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):289-295. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.hlaw1-1703.
Health Law Oct 2006 Limiting Parents' Rights in Medical Decision Making Lee Black, LLM Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):676-680. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.hlaw1-0610.
In the Literature Jun 2004 Beyond Patient Safety to Optimal Health Ted Clark Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):264-266. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.jdsc1-0406.
Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402.
In the Literature Aug 2004 Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions Abraham P. Schwab, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):347-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.jdsc1-0408.
In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608.
In the Literature Mar 2024 Why Patient-Centered Built Environment Standards Matter More Than Numbers of Beds in Inpatient Psychiatry Morgan C. Shields, PhD, Zohra Kantawala, and Ramesh Raghavan, PhD This article canvasses extant literature on values, evidence, and standards for inpatient psychiatry units’ design. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(3):E237-247. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.237.
Health Law Apr 2015 Caring for Patients with ASD and Their Caregivers: Federal and State Autism-Specific Insurance Reform Annemarie M. Kelly, JD, LLM Summary of federal and state autism-specific legislation that governs insurance coverage for those with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(4):328-341. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.4.hlaw1-1504.
Health Law Apr 2024 What Should Prescribers and Policy Makers Know About US Drug Importation? Nisha Quasba, MPH and Elliot Vice International medicine importation raises ethics and safety questions that should be considered when weighing affordability against risk of harm. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(4):E295-302. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.295.