Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036. Case and Commentary Jul 2022 Is a Video Worth a Thousand Words? Laura Kolbe, MD, MPhil, Ryan H. Nelson, PhD, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, Olivia Schuman, PhD, and Inmaculada de Melo-Martín, PhD, MS When clinicians engage surrogates in video calls showing the patient’s body, several competing ethical questions must be considered. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E549-555. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.549. 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 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 Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583. Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036.
Case and Commentary Jul 2022 Is a Video Worth a Thousand Words? Laura Kolbe, MD, MPhil, Ryan H. Nelson, PhD, Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, Olivia Schuman, PhD, and Inmaculada de Melo-Martín, PhD, MS When clinicians engage surrogates in video calls showing the patient’s body, several competing ethical questions must be considered. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E549-555. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.549.
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 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 Aug 2023 How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills? Matthew C. Bobel, MD and Robert K. Cleary, MD This article suggests strategies for how to disclose the nature and scope of resident surgeon involvement in managing intraoperative care. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E583-588. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.583.
Case and Commentary Aug 2023 How Should Surgeons Consider Emerging Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics? Ava G. Chappell, MD and Chad M. Teven, MD This article considers which risks AI-facilitated surgical robotics pose for safety, confidentiality, informed consent, and surgical training. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E589-597. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.589.