Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 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. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 2 Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 1 Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403. Case and Commentary Apr 2004 Rationing of Intensive Home Dialysis Mandy Garber, MD, MPH and Robert M. Arnold, MD Physicians should share all treatment options available to patients, regardless of perceived ability to pay and concerns about patient compliance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):157-159. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.ccas1-0404. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Splitting the Difference: Patient Preference versus Conservation of Resources Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH Patients should not be obligated to change a successful prescription routine in order to save money. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):258-260. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas2-0406. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 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.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 2 Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 1 Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Case and Commentary Apr 2004 Rationing of Intensive Home Dialysis Mandy Garber, MD, MPH and Robert M. Arnold, MD Physicians should share all treatment options available to patients, regardless of perceived ability to pay and concerns about patient compliance. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(4):157-159. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.4.ccas1-0404.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Splitting the Difference: Patient Preference versus Conservation of Resources Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH Patients should not be obligated to change a successful prescription routine in order to save money. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):258-260. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas2-0406.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.