Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50. Policy Forum Jan 2007 Setting Fair Prices for Life-Saving Drugs Bruce A. Chabner, MD and Thomas G. Roberts Jr, MD, MSocSci Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):38-43. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.pfor1-0701. State of the Art and Science Jan 2007 Development of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Guidelines for Its Use Amy L. Jonson, MD A physician explains the human papillomavirus vaccine and guidelines for its use. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):30-33. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.cprl1-0701. Policy Forum Oct 2008 The Cost of Saving the Tiniest Lives: NICUs versus Prevention Jonathan Muraskas, MD and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD A number of resources currently devoted to neonatal intensive care may be better spent in prenatal care and prevention of preterm birth. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):655-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.pfor1-0810. Policy Forum Sep 2006 Should Cost Be a Consideration in Palliative Care? Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH A physician argues that cost should not be a major consideration in a hospital's decision to provide palliative care services to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):599-601. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.pfor1-0609. Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 2 Kenneth Prager, MD The current Medicare operation—reimbursing medical goods and services to a growing number of people without basing the reimbursement benefit on the actual cost of the services—is unsustainable, but there are some possible remedies. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):407-410. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806. Medicine and Society Nov 2008 Patients Are Hardly Too Thin or Too Rich: Doctors' Preventive Medicine Duties Henry S. Perkins, MD Counseling patients about medical finances is a preventive medicine duty, much as weight-loss counseling is. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):750-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.msoc1-0811. Medicine and Society May 2007 Roman Catholic Ethics and the Preferential Option for the Poor Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, PhD The Catholic Church demonstrates a preferential option for the poor not only by providing charity but also by demanding justice for the poor. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):384-387. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.msoc2-0705. Medicine and Society Jun 2024 How to Mitigate Community Harms of Antibacterial Resistance With Patient-Centered Care Chelsea Modlin, MD Merits of more antimicrobial prescription oversight should be weighed against risks to patients and communities of untreatable bacterial infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E494-501. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.494. Health Law Jun 2024 How Might Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Influence Clinicians’ Autonomy and Organizations’ Liability? George Maliha, MD, JD, Keith Robert Thomas, JD, Mary Ellen Nepps, JD, and Keith W. Hamilton, MD Some early adopters developed model ASPs that have helped set industry standards. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.463. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50.
Policy Forum Jan 2007 Setting Fair Prices for Life-Saving Drugs Bruce A. Chabner, MD and Thomas G. Roberts Jr, MD, MSocSci Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):38-43. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.pfor1-0701.
State of the Art and Science Jan 2007 Development of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Guidelines for Its Use Amy L. Jonson, MD A physician explains the human papillomavirus vaccine and guidelines for its use. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):30-33. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.cprl1-0701.
Policy Forum Oct 2008 The Cost of Saving the Tiniest Lives: NICUs versus Prevention Jonathan Muraskas, MD and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD A number of resources currently devoted to neonatal intensive care may be better spent in prenatal care and prevention of preterm birth. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):655-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.pfor1-0810.
Policy Forum Sep 2006 Should Cost Be a Consideration in Palliative Care? Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH A physician argues that cost should not be a major consideration in a hospital's decision to provide palliative care services to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):599-601. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.pfor1-0609.
Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 2 Kenneth Prager, MD The current Medicare operation—reimbursing medical goods and services to a growing number of people without basing the reimbursement benefit on the actual cost of the services—is unsustainable, but there are some possible remedies. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):407-410. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806.
Medicine and Society Nov 2008 Patients Are Hardly Too Thin or Too Rich: Doctors' Preventive Medicine Duties Henry S. Perkins, MD Counseling patients about medical finances is a preventive medicine duty, much as weight-loss counseling is. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):750-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.msoc1-0811.
Medicine and Society May 2007 Roman Catholic Ethics and the Preferential Option for the Poor Thomas A. Nairn, OFM, PhD The Catholic Church demonstrates a preferential option for the poor not only by providing charity but also by demanding justice for the poor. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):384-387. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.msoc2-0705.
Medicine and Society Jun 2024 How to Mitigate Community Harms of Antibacterial Resistance With Patient-Centered Care Chelsea Modlin, MD Merits of more antimicrobial prescription oversight should be weighed against risks to patients and communities of untreatable bacterial infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E494-501. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.494.
Health Law Jun 2024 How Might Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Influence Clinicians’ Autonomy and Organizations’ Liability? George Maliha, MD, JD, Keith Robert Thomas, JD, Mary Ellen Nepps, JD, and Keith W. Hamilton, MD Some early adopters developed model ASPs that have helped set industry standards. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E463-471. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.463.