Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711. Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601. Case and Commentary Oct 2021 Who Should Decide When Palliative Surgery Is Justifiable? Joshua T. Cohen, MD and Thomas J. Miner, MD No single person should make decisions about for whom or according to which criteria palliative surgery is clinically and ethically appropriate. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E761-765. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.761. Case and Commentary Oct 2021 How to Support Patients Near the End of Life Whose Pain Is Best Treated With Surgery? Elle L. Kalbfell, MD and Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP When surgical intervention is most appropriate, success should be defined by how well a surgical intervention aligns with a patient’s goals. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E772-777. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.772. Case and Commentary Oct 2021 When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil, Robert W. Regenhardt, MD, PhD, Leonard L. Sokol, MD, and Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD For some patients whose survival is extended by disease-modifying interventions, little guidance about clinical and ethical complexities exist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E783-793. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.783. Case and Commentary Nov 2017 What Should Leaders Do When Inefficiency Is Perceived as a Cost of Inclusivity in Strategic Planning Processes in Health Care? Aveena Kochar, MD and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Commentary by Aveena Kochar, MD, and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Co-creative teams can overcome conflict by drawing on quality improvement principles. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1081-1087. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas2-1711. Case and Commentary Sep 2020 How Should Clinicians’ Performance Be Assessed When Health Care Organizations Implement Behavioral Architecture That Generates Negative Consequences? Safiya Richardson, MD, MPH Interventions’ influences on decision making situate clinician performance evaluations in key ways. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E760-766. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.760. 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 Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711.
Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601.
Case and Commentary Oct 2021 Who Should Decide When Palliative Surgery Is Justifiable? Joshua T. Cohen, MD and Thomas J. Miner, MD No single person should make decisions about for whom or according to which criteria palliative surgery is clinically and ethically appropriate. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E761-765. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.761.
Case and Commentary Oct 2021 How to Support Patients Near the End of Life Whose Pain Is Best Treated With Surgery? Elle L. Kalbfell, MD and Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP When surgical intervention is most appropriate, success should be defined by how well a surgical intervention aligns with a patient’s goals. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E772-777. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.772.
Case and Commentary Oct 2021 When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil, Robert W. Regenhardt, MD, PhD, Leonard L. Sokol, MD, and Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, MD For some patients whose survival is extended by disease-modifying interventions, little guidance about clinical and ethical complexities exist. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E783-793. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.783.
Case and Commentary Nov 2017 What Should Leaders Do When Inefficiency Is Perceived as a Cost of Inclusivity in Strategic Planning Processes in Health Care? Aveena Kochar, MD and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Commentary by Aveena Kochar, MD, and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Co-creative teams can overcome conflict by drawing on quality improvement principles. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1081-1087. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas2-1711.
Case and Commentary Sep 2020 How Should Clinicians’ Performance Be Assessed When Health Care Organizations Implement Behavioral Architecture That Generates Negative Consequences? Safiya Richardson, MD, MPH Interventions’ influences on decision making situate clinician performance evaluations in key ways. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E760-766. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.760.
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 Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684.