Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians Nancy Lutwak, MD Cases of elder self-neglect require physicians to balance the patient’s wish for independence and the risks of poor self-care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1043-1046. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr1-1710. State of the Art and Science Nov 2015 The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Neel Shah, MD, MPP The price transparency movement seeks to make actual medical costs clear to patients and clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(11):1046-1052. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.stas1-1511. Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025. State of the Art and Science May 2021 What We Know About Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics Can Help Innovate HIV Care Olivia S. Kates, MD Long-acting injectables powerfully augment HIV care, but broad acceptance and uptake could be compromised by what we know about experiences with antipsychotics. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E405-409. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.405. Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Should One Kind of Freedom Be Restricted to Promote Another? Katherine J. Feder, MS, Janice I. Firn, PhD, LMSW, and Ryan Stork, MD Restraint can facilitate freedom for patients with traumatic brain injuries under some conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E305-310. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.305. 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. Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613. In the Literature Aug 2021 “Perspectives” in Health Technology Assessment Anthony J. Culyer, DEcon Whether any particular perspective is the right one is contingent upon conditions in which the analysis is to be applied. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E619-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.619. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Current page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians Nancy Lutwak, MD Cases of elder self-neglect require physicians to balance the patient’s wish for independence and the risks of poor self-care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1043-1046. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr1-1710.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2015 The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Neel Shah, MD, MPP The price transparency movement seeks to make actual medical costs clear to patients and clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(11):1046-1052. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.stas1-1511.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025.
State of the Art and Science May 2021 What We Know About Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics Can Help Innovate HIV Care Olivia S. Kates, MD Long-acting injectables powerfully augment HIV care, but broad acceptance and uptake could be compromised by what we know about experiences with antipsychotics. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E405-409. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.405.
Case and Commentary Apr 2021 Should One Kind of Freedom Be Restricted to Promote Another? Katherine J. Feder, MS, Janice I. Firn, PhD, LMSW, and Ryan Stork, MD Restraint can facilitate freedom for patients with traumatic brain injuries under some conditions. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(4):E305-310. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.305.
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.
Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613.
In the Literature Aug 2021 “Perspectives” in Health Technology Assessment Anthony J. Culyer, DEcon Whether any particular perspective is the right one is contingent upon conditions in which the analysis is to be applied. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E619-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.619.