Samuel G. Ruchman, Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, and Anna Stapleton
What can American health systems developers learn from abroad? Leading programs draw on global lessons to build sustainable and effective care in the US.
AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):736-742. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.msoc1-1607.
A digital record of place history and environmental context can provide a piece of clinically relevant information to help physicians understand what toxins patients may have been exposed to.
The phrase “I take Lipitor instead of a generic” was embedded in the public consciousness through an advertising campaign that featured Robert Jarvik, credited with the invention of the artificial heart.
Physicians have an ethical responsibility to caregivers whose psychological distress is caused by their experience of the patient’s illness and treatment.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(5):493-500. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.msoc3-1705.
Unclear regulations and informal data gathering on immigrants who receive or donate organs can cause mistrust and suspicion of the organ allocation system and affect donation rates.