Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919. AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940. Health Law Nov 2020 How Hospital Leaders and Risk Managers Can Nurture Ethics-Driven Lawyering Norine A. McGrath, MD, Evan G. DeRenzo, PhD, John K. Kilcullen, MD, JD, MPH, and Jack Schwartz, JD Hospital lawyers’ practices shape risk management operations, influence clinicians’ morale, and affect patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E933-939. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.933. Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380. Letter to the Editor Oct 2019 Response to “Will We Code for Default ECMO?”: Clarifying the Scope of Do-Not-ECMO Orders Jacob A. Blythe, MA, Sarah E. Wieten, PhD, and Jason N. Batten, MD, MA The authors further consider the merits of preventing ECMO from becoming a default treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E926-929. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.926. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559. Case and Commentary Sep 2022 What Do We Owe Health Workers Earning Low Wages Who Are at Risk of Harm? Constance E. George, MD, MA Psychiatric aides and technicians are part of direct care workforces in inpatient units who are subject to high rates of violence but earn far less than higher-status clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E830-838. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.830. Case and Commentary Sep 2022 How Should Clinicians of Status Express Solidarity With Workers Earning Low Wages in Health Care? Richard Parker, DPhil Reasons to actively promote the interests of health workers earning low wages are numerous and urgent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E839-845. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.839. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919.
AMA Code Says Nov 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Risk Management Ethics Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE and Deborah M. Eng, MS, MA Ethical dimensions of risk management are illuminated in AMA Code content on discharge planning. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E940-944. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.940.
Health Law Nov 2020 How Hospital Leaders and Risk Managers Can Nurture Ethics-Driven Lawyering Norine A. McGrath, MD, Evan G. DeRenzo, PhD, John K. Kilcullen, MD, JD, MPH, and Jack Schwartz, JD Hospital lawyers’ practices shape risk management operations, influence clinicians’ morale, and affect patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E933-939. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.933.
Case and Commentary May 2019 Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? Angira Patel, MD, MPH, Anna Joong, MD, Efrat Lelkes, MD, and Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD When evaluating a 10-year-old with leukemia and chemo-induced heart failure for VAD placement, a team considers what to do. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E380-386. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.380.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2019 Response to “Will We Code for Default ECMO?”: Clarifying the Scope of Do-Not-ECMO Orders Jacob A. Blythe, MA, Sarah E. Wieten, PhD, and Jason N. Batten, MD, MA The authors further consider the merits of preventing ECMO from becoming a default treatment. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E926-929. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.926.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients? Timothy M. Dempsey, MD, MPH and Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD A deliberative approach to responding to needs and vulnerabilities of unrepresented patients can help make the most of having too little information. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E559-565. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.559.
Case and Commentary Sep 2022 What Do We Owe Health Workers Earning Low Wages Who Are at Risk of Harm? Constance E. George, MD, MA Psychiatric aides and technicians are part of direct care workforces in inpatient units who are subject to high rates of violence but earn far less than higher-status clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E830-838. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.830.
Case and Commentary Sep 2022 How Should Clinicians of Status Express Solidarity With Workers Earning Low Wages in Health Care? Richard Parker, DPhil Reasons to actively promote the interests of health workers earning low wages are numerous and urgent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E839-845. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.839.