Intervention investment decisions are fraught with complexity and uncertainty, so models are used to synthesize evidence from multiple sources to help inform organizational and practice decisions.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E599-600. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.599.
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Good clinicians understand why a patient is asking for a test or treatment, and their skillful counseling can often stem the tide of requests for marginally beneficial tests and procedures.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.ecas2-1511.
For health professions and ethics journals, decisions about what is published and promoted profoundly influence humanity’s well-being across time and place.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E501-504. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.501.
This issue invites clinicians, researchers, device representatives, and patient-safety champions to consider how to exercise sufficient caution without stifling innovation.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E669-672. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.669.