Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673. Case and Commentary Oct 2022 What Would It Mean for Health Care Organizations to Justly Manage Their Waste? Genevieve S. Silva and Cassandra Thiel, PhD Restructuring health care waste management involves making existing waste audit data transparent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E934-943. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.934. Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When and How Should Clinicians View Discharge Planning as Part of a Patient’s Care Continuum? Martha Ward, MD Safe discharge planning and execution require linkage to follow-up, patient engagement, and multidisciplinary teamwork. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E866-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.866. Case and Commentary Apr 2011 Rationing Treatments Based on Their Cost per QALY David A. Wong, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) In cost-effectiveness research, the cost of a medical intervention is reported as a dollar amount per quality-adjusted life year gained—the quality of health and the length of time over which the health state exists. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):220-223. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.4.ccas3-1104.
Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673.
Case and Commentary Oct 2022 What Would It Mean for Health Care Organizations to Justly Manage Their Waste? Genevieve S. Silva and Cassandra Thiel, PhD Restructuring health care waste management involves making existing waste audit data transparent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E934-943. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.934.
Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When and How Should Clinicians View Discharge Planning as Part of a Patient’s Care Continuum? Martha Ward, MD Safe discharge planning and execution require linkage to follow-up, patient engagement, and multidisciplinary teamwork. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E866-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.866.
Case and Commentary Apr 2011 Rationing Treatments Based on Their Cost per QALY David A. Wong, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) In cost-effectiveness research, the cost of a medical intervention is reported as a dollar amount per quality-adjusted life year gained—the quality of health and the length of time over which the health state exists. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):220-223. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.4.ccas3-1104.