Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2008 Securing Diagnostic Services within System Constraints Bruce Patsner, MD, JD A physician has an obligation to order necessary diagnostic tests for a patient on Medicaid with whom he or she has an established patient-physician relationship regardless of whether the cost of the necessary test will be reimbursed. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):278-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.ccas3-0805. Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510. Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.
Case and Commentary May 2008 Securing Diagnostic Services within System Constraints Bruce Patsner, MD, JD A physician has an obligation to order necessary diagnostic tests for a patient on Medicaid with whom he or she has an established patient-physician relationship regardless of whether the cost of the necessary test will be reimbursed. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(5):278-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.5.ccas3-0805.
Case and Commentary Oct 2015 Conscientious Refusal or Discrimination against Gay Parents? Judith Palfrey, MD Pediatricians should not opt out of caring for children of same-sex couples due to anti-gay beliefs or bias. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):897-903. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.ecas1-1510.
Case and Commentary Jun 2009 Physicians' Duty to Be Aware of and Report Environmental Toxins, Commentary 2 Steven R. Kirkhorn, MD, MPH The physician’s duty extends beyond treating individual patients to reporting public health threats when they are identified. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):437-442. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.ccas2-0906.