Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Ethics of Expedited Partner Therapy, Commentary 1 Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH and Matthew Hogben, PhD Using expedited partner therapy to treat certain STDs entails clinical and ethical risks and benefits. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):708-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas3-0811. Health Law Nov 2008 Practicing Preventive Medicine through Preventive Employment Practices Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Despite challenges, employer no-smoking policies have been upheld by the courts to date. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):740-746. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.hlaw1-0811. Case and Commentary Nov 2008 First, Do Not Punish: Individual Incentives in Health Policy Benjamin M. Howard Explanation of why penalizing health insurance subscribers who do not achieve wellness goals is unethical. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):719-723. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.conl1-0811. Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Ethics of Expedited Partner Therapy, Commentary 2 Mark A. Levine, MD Using expedited partner therapy to treat certain STDs entails clinical and ethical risks and benefits. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):708-718. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas3-0811. Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605. State of the Art and Science May 2006 Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment Recommendations Nicholas J. Fitzsimons, MD and Stephen J. Freedland, MD Two physicians explore the issues surrounding prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment as they relate to obese men. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):323-326. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.medu1-0605. In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606. Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 2 Antonella Surbone, MD, PhD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):10-15. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601. Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 1 Heidi Malm, PhD and Gerald W. Chodak, MD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):7-10. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Ethics of Expedited Partner Therapy, Commentary 1 Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH and Matthew Hogben, PhD Using expedited partner therapy to treat certain STDs entails clinical and ethical risks and benefits. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):708-715. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas3-0811.
Health Law Nov 2008 Practicing Preventive Medicine through Preventive Employment Practices Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Despite challenges, employer no-smoking policies have been upheld by the courts to date. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):740-746. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.hlaw1-0811.
Case and Commentary Nov 2008 First, Do Not Punish: Individual Incentives in Health Policy Benjamin M. Howard Explanation of why penalizing health insurance subscribers who do not achieve wellness goals is unethical. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):719-723. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.conl1-0811.
Case and Commentary Nov 2008 Ethics of Expedited Partner Therapy, Commentary 2 Mark A. Levine, MD Using expedited partner therapy to treat certain STDs entails clinical and ethical risks and benefits. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):708-718. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.ccas3-0811.
Case and Commentary May 2006 Stigmatized Patients' Right to Equal Treatment Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):298-302. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.ccas1-0605.
State of the Art and Science May 2006 Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment Recommendations Nicholas J. Fitzsimons, MD and Stephen J. Freedland, MD Two physicians explore the issues surrounding prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment as they relate to obese men. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):323-326. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.medu1-0605.
In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606.
Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 2 Antonella Surbone, MD, PhD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):10-15. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601.
Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 1 Heidi Malm, PhD and Gerald W. Chodak, MD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):7-10. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601.