Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Health Law Nov 2006 Defining Hospitals' Obligation To Stabilize Patients under EMTALA Lee Black, LLM A review of legal decisions that have interpreted a hospital emergency department's obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act to stabilize a patient. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):752-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.hlaw1-0611. Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505. 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. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 When Diagnosis Becomes Unaffordable, Commentary 1 William Hensel, MD The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of patient access to health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):457-460. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas1-0507. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 When Diagnosis Becomes Unaffordable, Commentary 2 Justin List, MAR The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of patient access to health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):460-463. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas1-0507 Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Policy Forum Feb 2014 The Complex Relationship between Cost and Quality in US Health Care Leah A. Burke, MD and Andrew M. Ryan, PhD Many treatments are given to patients who have little to gain from them. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):124-130. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.pfor1-1402. Case and Commentary Jul 2001 Is It Covered or Not? Health Plans and Experimental Procedures Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(7):224-225. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.7.hlaw1-0107. Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Should Physicians Consider the Environmental Effects of Prescribing Antibiotics? Jeremy Balch, Julia H. Schoen, MS, and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH When prescribing antibiotics, physicians should weigh individual benefit against both environmental and community harms. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):957-965. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.peer1-1710. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Health Law Nov 2006 Defining Hospitals' Obligation To Stabilize Patients under EMTALA Lee Black, LLM A review of legal decisions that have interpreted a hospital emergency department's obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act to stabilize a patient. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):752-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.hlaw1-0611.
Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505.
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.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 When Diagnosis Becomes Unaffordable, Commentary 1 William Hensel, MD The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of patient access to health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):457-460. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas1-0507.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 When Diagnosis Becomes Unaffordable, Commentary 2 Justin List, MAR The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of patient access to health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):460-463. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas1-0507
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Policy Forum Feb 2014 The Complex Relationship between Cost and Quality in US Health Care Leah A. Burke, MD and Andrew M. Ryan, PhD Many treatments are given to patients who have little to gain from them. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(2):124-130. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.2.pfor1-1402.
Case and Commentary Jul 2001 Is It Covered or Not? Health Plans and Experimental Procedures Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2001;3(7):224-225. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.7.hlaw1-0107.
Case and Commentary Oct 2017 Should Physicians Consider the Environmental Effects of Prescribing Antibiotics? Jeremy Balch, Julia H. Schoen, MS, and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH When prescribing antibiotics, physicians should weigh individual benefit against both environmental and community harms. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):957-965. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.peer1-1710.