Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands? Nellie Tran, PhD, Kevin Yabes, MS, and Arianne Miller, PhD The model minority myth has far-reaching implications for Asian Americans in many settings, including medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E456-464. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.456. Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Children in Transgenerationally Traumatized Families? Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH Pediatricians have obligations to find causes of children’s stress and respond with care to their clinical and social vulnerabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E465-470. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.465. 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 Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607. 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 Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575. Case and Commentary Dec 2023 Should Physicians Be Able to Refuse to Care for Patients Insured by Medicare? Kaarkuzhali B. Krishnamurthy, MD, MBE, HEC-C This commentary on a case considers whether and to what extent refusal to care for patients insured by Medicare is a form of turfing. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E861-865. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.861. Case and Commentary Mar 2024 Should Dignity Preservation Be a Precondition for Safety and a Design Priority for Healing in Inpatient Psychiatry Spaces? Róisín Plunkett, MD and Brendan D. Kelly, MD, PhD Therapeutic security in inpatient psychiatric settings requires careful planning and implementation if it is to support both patients’ safety and dignity. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(3):E205-211. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.205. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Patients Navigate “Model Minority” Demands? Nellie Tran, PhD, Kevin Yabes, MS, and Arianne Miller, PhD The model minority myth has far-reaching implications for Asian Americans in many settings, including medicine. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E456-464. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.456.
Case and Commentary Jun 2021 How Should Clinicians Respond to Children in Transgenerationally Traumatized Families? Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH Pediatricians have obligations to find causes of children’s stress and respond with care to their clinical and social vulnerabilities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(6):E465-470. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.465.
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 Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607.
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 Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575.
Case and Commentary Dec 2023 Should Physicians Be Able to Refuse to Care for Patients Insured by Medicare? Kaarkuzhali B. Krishnamurthy, MD, MBE, HEC-C This commentary on a case considers whether and to what extent refusal to care for patients insured by Medicare is a form of turfing. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E861-865. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.861.
Case and Commentary Mar 2024 Should Dignity Preservation Be a Precondition for Safety and a Design Priority for Healing in Inpatient Psychiatry Spaces? Róisín Plunkett, MD and Brendan D. Kelly, MD, PhD Therapeutic security in inpatient psychiatric settings requires careful planning and implementation if it is to support both patients’ safety and dignity. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(3):E205-211. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.205.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 Which Concerns Deserve Consideration in Dietary Counseling of Patients Earning Low Incomes? Laura Williamson, PhD and Lee Merchen, MD When physicians fail to model behaviors they advocate for others, trust is eroded. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E244-250. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.244.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.