Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566. Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806. Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When and How Should Clinicians View Discharge Planning as Part of a Patient’s Care Continuum? Martha Ward, MD Safe discharge planning and execution require linkage to follow-up, patient engagement, and multidisciplinary teamwork. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E866-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.866. Policy Forum Dec 2023 Cheating the Rules of Admission With “Observation” Laura Haselden, MD, MPM and Sabrina Rahman, MD Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E901-908. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.901.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? Nathaniel Sharadin, PhD, MA Ethical and practical problems with preference modeling can undermine how reliably predictors can be used in high-stakes decisions. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E566-574. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.566.
Viewpoint Jun 2018 The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care Chad M. Teven, MD and Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD The four-quadrant approach can illuminate ethical issues in burn care related to decision-making capacity, respect for autonomy, and medical futility. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):595-601. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.vwpt1-1806.
Case and Commentary Dec 2023 When and How Should Clinicians View Discharge Planning as Part of a Patient’s Care Continuum? Martha Ward, MD Safe discharge planning and execution require linkage to follow-up, patient engagement, and multidisciplinary teamwork. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E866-872. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.866.
Policy Forum Dec 2023 Cheating the Rules of Admission With “Observation” Laura Haselden, MD, MPM and Sabrina Rahman, MD Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(12):E901-908. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.901.