Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Mar 2004 Law, Health Care, and Ethics: Detoxifying the Lethal Mix Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD A physician argues that a systems analysis approach to medical errors must be widely used to improve health system safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):146-149. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped1-0403. Viewpoint Mar 2004 Lessons from the Worst-Case Scenario Erin Egan, MD, JD A system of physician self-regulation will help ensure patient safety and quality medical care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):150-152. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped2-0403. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408. Case and Commentary Oct 2004 Palliative Surgery David P. Jaques, MD and Murray F. Brennan, MD Physicians must express compassion when discussing risk and success rates of palliative surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):440-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.ccas3-0410. Health Law Dec 2004 What Counts as Expert Medical Testimony? Mollie E. O'Brien Medical standards of care and legal standards of reliability and relevance sometimes conflict in courtroom settings. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):554-557. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.hlaw1-0412. Case and Commentary Mar 2003 An Impaired Resident, Commentary 1 Erin Egan, MD, JD Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):76-79. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.ccas2-0303. Case and Commentary Mar 2003 An Impaired Resident, Commentary 2 DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr, MD Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):80-83. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.ccas2-0303. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Current page 10
Viewpoint Mar 2004 Law, Health Care, and Ethics: Detoxifying the Lethal Mix Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD A physician argues that a systems analysis approach to medical errors must be widely used to improve health system safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):146-149. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped1-0403.
Viewpoint Mar 2004 Lessons from the Worst-Case Scenario Erin Egan, MD, JD A system of physician self-regulation will help ensure patient safety and quality medical care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):150-152. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.oped2-0403.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408.
Case and Commentary Oct 2004 Palliative Surgery David P. Jaques, MD and Murray F. Brennan, MD Physicians must express compassion when discussing risk and success rates of palliative surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):440-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.ccas3-0410.
Health Law Dec 2004 What Counts as Expert Medical Testimony? Mollie E. O'Brien Medical standards of care and legal standards of reliability and relevance sometimes conflict in courtroom settings. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):554-557. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.hlaw1-0412.
Case and Commentary Mar 2003 An Impaired Resident, Commentary 1 Erin Egan, MD, JD Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):76-79. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.ccas2-0303.
Case and Commentary Mar 2003 An Impaired Resident, Commentary 2 DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr, MD Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(3):80-83. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.3.ccas2-0303.