Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607. Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613. Personal Narrative Aug 2021 Set Down the Stethoscope Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA A deep spirit of resilience and a desire for innovation, discovery, and justice compel health workers to retain their commitment to serving patients and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E662-665. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.662. Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673. Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575. State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609. Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607.
Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613.
Personal Narrative Aug 2021 Set Down the Stethoscope Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA A deep spirit of resilience and a desire for innovation, discovery, and justice compel health workers to retain their commitment to serving patients and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E662-665. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.662.
Case and Commentary Sep 2021 How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices? Beatrice L. Brown, MBE and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH Heightened caution, improved physician and patient communication, and equitable access are key priorities. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(9):E673-678. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.673.
Case and Commentary Nov 2020 What Is an Ethically Informed Approach to Managing Patient Safety Risk During Discharge Planning? John C. West, JD, MA Patients leaving against medical advice draw attention to intersections of tort law, federal and state regulations, and clinical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(11):E919-923. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.919.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 Should Organizational Investment in Robotic Surgical Technology Ever Influence Surgeons’ Decisions About Surgical Approach to Patients’ Surgical Care? Ryan D. Rosen, DO and David A. Edelman, MD, MSHPEd Costs partly determine organizational robotics, but questions remain about whether and to what extent they should influence care decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E575-582. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.575.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2023 Should Robot-Assisted Surgery Tolerate or Even Accommodate Less Surgical Dexterity? Katherine Fay, MD and Ankit D. Patel, MD Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E609-614. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.609.
Medical Education Sep 2023 Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care Anna L. Westermair, MD and Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD Futility can function as a moral counterweight to a duty to treat, helping clinicians find balance between over- and undertreatment. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E690-702. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.690.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.