Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2008 Laborist Staffing Requires Careful Attention Louise P. King, MD, JD and George D. Wendel Jr., MD Laborists have ethical obligations to their patients and professional obligations to their patients’ obstetricians. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(12):792-796. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.12.ccas3-0812. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612. Policy Forum Nov 2006 Education and Education Policy as Social Determinants of Health Barbara J. Low, DrPH, MPH and M. David Low, MD, PhD Education and education policy influences the health of a population and has a particularly negative effect on those with a low socioeconomic status. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):756-761. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.pfor1-0611. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612. Policy Forum Feb 2005 Quality of Life as the Basis of Health Care Resource Allocation: A Philosopher's Perspective on QALYs Richard E. Ashcroft, PhD A medical ethicist outlines the merits and limitations of using quality-adjusted life years measurements in health care decision making. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):195-199. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor4-0502. Policy Forum Feb 2005 The Oregon Plan and QALYs Fritz Allhoff A controversial Oregon plan used quality-of-life assessments to provide fewer health care services to a larger pool of Medicaid patients. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):187-190. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor2-0502. Policy Forum Feb 2005 Some Ethical Corrections to Valuing Health Programs in Terms of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Erik Nord, PhD The conventional quality-adjusted life years approach to resource allocation has greater societal value if it is distributed among many rather than concentrated on a few, assuming that severity of illness is the same. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor3-0502. Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406. Viewpoint Jun 2004 Physician Report Cards and Quality Improvement David B. Nash, MD, MBA An interview with David B. Nash about physician report cards and their influence on health care quality improvement. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):285-287. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.oped1-0406. Medicine and Society Jun 2004 New Roles for Patients and Consumers in Assuring High Quality Care Judith H. Hibbard, DrPH Informed patients can take an active role in improving the quality of health care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):282-284. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.msoc1-0406. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2008 Laborist Staffing Requires Careful Attention Louise P. King, MD, JD and George D. Wendel Jr., MD Laborists have ethical obligations to their patients and professional obligations to their patients’ obstetricians. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(12):792-796. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.12.ccas3-0812.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 2 Michael Godkin, PhD Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):811-813. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.
Policy Forum Nov 2006 Education and Education Policy as Social Determinants of Health Barbara J. Low, DrPH, MPH and M. David Low, MD, PhD Education and education policy influences the health of a population and has a particularly negative effect on those with a low socioeconomic status. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):756-761. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.pfor1-0611.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Limits on Student Participation in Patient Care in Foreign Medical Brigades, Commentary 1 Naheed Rehman Abbasi, MD, MPH Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):808-811. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas2-0612.
Policy Forum Feb 2005 Quality of Life as the Basis of Health Care Resource Allocation: A Philosopher's Perspective on QALYs Richard E. Ashcroft, PhD A medical ethicist outlines the merits and limitations of using quality-adjusted life years measurements in health care decision making. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):195-199. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor4-0502.
Policy Forum Feb 2005 The Oregon Plan and QALYs Fritz Allhoff A controversial Oregon plan used quality-of-life assessments to provide fewer health care services to a larger pool of Medicaid patients. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):187-190. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor2-0502.
Policy Forum Feb 2005 Some Ethical Corrections to Valuing Health Programs in Terms of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Erik Nord, PhD The conventional quality-adjusted life years approach to resource allocation has greater societal value if it is distributed among many rather than concentrated on a few, assuming that severity of illness is the same. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.pfor3-0502.
Policy Forum Jun 2004 Patient Safety and Patients' Rights Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):279-281. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.pfor2-0406.
Viewpoint Jun 2004 Physician Report Cards and Quality Improvement David B. Nash, MD, MBA An interview with David B. Nash about physician report cards and their influence on health care quality improvement. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):285-287. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.oped1-0406.
Medicine and Society Jun 2004 New Roles for Patients and Consumers in Assuring High Quality Care Judith H. Hibbard, DrPH Informed patients can take an active role in improving the quality of health care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):282-284. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.msoc1-0406.