Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711. 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 Nov 2017 What Should Leaders Do When Inefficiency Is Perceived as a Cost of Inclusivity in Strategic Planning Processes in Health Care? Aveena Kochar, MD and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Commentary by Aveena Kochar, MD, and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Co-creative teams can overcome conflict by drawing on quality improvement principles. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1081-1087. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas2-1711. Case and Commentary Sep 2020 How Should Clinicians’ Performance Be Assessed When Health Care Organizations Implement Behavioral Architecture That Generates Negative Consequences? Safiya Richardson, MD, MPH Interventions’ influences on decision making situate clinician performance evaluations in key ways. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E760-766. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.760. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. Case and Commentary Oct 2022 What Would It Mean for Health Care Organizations to Justly Manage Their Waste? Genevieve S. Silva and Cassandra Thiel, PhD Restructuring health care waste management involves making existing waste audit data transparent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E934-943. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.934. Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605. Case and Commentary Apr 2024 How Should Regulators and Manufacturers Prevent Avoidable Deaths of Children From Contaminated Cough Syrup? Kavitha Nallathambi, MPH, MBA and Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD Quality control testing is ethically and clinically key to increasing transparency in excipient supply chains. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(4):E289-294. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.289. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711.
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 Nov 2017 What Should Leaders Do When Inefficiency Is Perceived as a Cost of Inclusivity in Strategic Planning Processes in Health Care? Aveena Kochar, MD and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Commentary by Aveena Kochar, MD, and Alia Chisty, MS, MD Co-creative teams can overcome conflict by drawing on quality improvement principles. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1081-1087. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas2-1711.
Case and Commentary Sep 2020 How Should Clinicians’ Performance Be Assessed When Health Care Organizations Implement Behavioral Architecture That Generates Negative Consequences? Safiya Richardson, MD, MPH Interventions’ influences on decision making situate clinician performance evaluations in key ways. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E760-766. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.760.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should Decision Science Inform Scarce Blood Product Allocation? Eric Kersjes, MD and Lauren B. Smith, MD Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E852-857. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.852.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
Case and Commentary Oct 2022 What Would It Mean for Health Care Organizations to Justly Manage Their Waste? Genevieve S. Silva and Cassandra Thiel, PhD Restructuring health care waste management involves making existing waste audit data transparent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(10):E934-943. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.934.
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
Case and Commentary May 2016 Consequences for Patients and Their Loved Ones When Physicians Refuse to Participate in Ethics Consultation Processes David S. Seres, MD, ScM While some physicians try to avoid ethics consultations, their participation can be essential for good patient care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):493-498. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas3-1605.
Case and Commentary Apr 2024 How Should Regulators and Manufacturers Prevent Avoidable Deaths of Children From Contaminated Cough Syrup? Kavitha Nallathambi, MPH, MBA and Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD Quality control testing is ethically and clinically key to increasing transparency in excipient supply chains. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(4):E289-294. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.289.