Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609. Letter to the Editor Jan 2016 Physician Health Programs and the Social Contract Philip J. Candilis, MD Physician health programs for impaired or disruptive physicians are not coercive but part of the social contract governing professional licensure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):77-81. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.corr1-1601. Policy Forum Aug 2017 What Do Clinicians Caring for Children Need to Know about Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress and the Ethics of Trauma-Informed Approaches? Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD and Lucas Butler, MD Trauma-informed care ensures ethical treatment for children experiencing physical or psychological distress associated with a medical event or procedure. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):793-801. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.pfor1-1708. Policy Forum Sep 2012 Would Patient Ownership of Health Data Improve Confidentiality? Barbara J. Evans, PhD, JD, LLM From the standpoint of protecting patients’ confidentiality, data ownership offers little improvement over the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Common Rule. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(9):724-732. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.9.pfor1-1209. Policy Forum Jun 2015 Veterans Health Administration Policy on Cannabis as an Adjunct to Pain Treatment with Opiates Michael Krawitz The new Veterans Health Administration policy on the use of medical marijuana was brought about by patient advocacy in 2010. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):558-561. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.pfor2-1506. Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305. Policy Forum Mar 2011 Ethical Dimensions of Meaningful Use Requirements for Electronic Health Records Stephen T. Miller, MD and Alastair MacGregor, MB ChB, MRCGP If it is to be ethical, the expenditure of public funds for EHR systems must have a favorable outcome for the public as a whole. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):176-180. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.3.pfor1-1103. Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704. Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610. Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Shared Responsibility: Massachusetts Legislators, Physicians, and An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education, and Prevention Meghan Rudder, MD, Lulu Tsao, MD, and Helen E. Jack Massachusetts legislation limiting supply of first-time opioid prescriptions creates opportunity for interprofessional collaboration on drug policy. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):950-959. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor2-1609.
Letter to the Editor Jan 2016 Physician Health Programs and the Social Contract Philip J. Candilis, MD Physician health programs for impaired or disruptive physicians are not coercive but part of the social contract governing professional licensure. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(1):77-81. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.1.corr1-1601.
Policy Forum Aug 2017 What Do Clinicians Caring for Children Need to Know about Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress and the Ethics of Trauma-Informed Approaches? Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD and Lucas Butler, MD Trauma-informed care ensures ethical treatment for children experiencing physical or psychological distress associated with a medical event or procedure. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):793-801. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.pfor1-1708.
Policy Forum Sep 2012 Would Patient Ownership of Health Data Improve Confidentiality? Barbara J. Evans, PhD, JD, LLM From the standpoint of protecting patients’ confidentiality, data ownership offers little improvement over the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Common Rule. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(9):724-732. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.9.pfor1-1209.
Policy Forum Jun 2015 Veterans Health Administration Policy on Cannabis as an Adjunct to Pain Treatment with Opiates Michael Krawitz The new Veterans Health Administration policy on the use of medical marijuana was brought about by patient advocacy in 2010. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):558-561. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.pfor2-1506.
Policy Forum May 2013 Pain and Ethnicity Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA Biological and cultural differences affect the experience of pain, and misinformation and biases affect its treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(5):449-454. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.5.pfor1-1305.
Policy Forum Mar 2011 Ethical Dimensions of Meaningful Use Requirements for Electronic Health Records Stephen T. Miller, MD and Alastair MacGregor, MB ChB, MRCGP If it is to be ethical, the expenditure of public funds for EHR systems must have a favorable outcome for the public as a whole. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(3):176-180. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.3.pfor1-1103.
Policy Forum Apr 2017 Roles of Physicians and Health Care Systems in “Difficult” Clinical Encounters Elizabeth S. Goldsmith, MD, MS and Erin E. Krebs, MD, MPH Physicians’ perceptions of “difficult” encounters are related to perceived workload, job satisfaction, and communication training, similar to burnout. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(4):381-390. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.4.pfor1-1704.
Policy Forum Oct 2016 Competence not Age Determines Ability to Practice: Ethical Considerations about Sensorimotor Agility, Dexterity, and Cognitive Capacity Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc Competency assessments for aging physicians raise concerns AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1017-1024. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor1-1610.
Policy Forum Feb 2010 Encouraging Teamwork to Decrease Surgical Complications Julie Ann Freischlag, MD Communication in the OR can be improved, decreasing adverse events by utilizing new technologies and giving younger staff members a central role. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(2):111-113. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.2.pfor1-1002.