Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710. 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. Policy Forum Dec 2023 Cheating the Rules of Admission With “Observation” Laura Haselden, MD, MPM and Sabrina Rahman, MD Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E901-908. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.901.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Response to “What Should Physicians Do When They Disagree, Clinically and Ethically, with a Surrogate’s Wishes?” Petros Ioannou, MD, MSc, PhD Understanding the religious background of patients and their surrogates is essential to providing patient-centered care at the end of life. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1051-1053. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr3-1710.
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.
Policy Forum Dec 2023 Cheating the Rules of Admission With “Observation” Laura Haselden, MD, MPM and Sabrina Rahman, MD Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E901-908. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.901.