Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Oct 2010 Cardiac Catheterization and Defensive Medicine Crystal E. Brown, MD and David R. Brush, MD Improved patient-physician communication is the only ethically risk-free kind of defensive medicine. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):786-789. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas3-1010. Case and Commentary Feb 2007 Guiding Patients Toward Prudent Use of Technologies Pamela Saha, MD and Subrata Saha, PhD A hypothetical clinical case discusses patient demand for advanced diagnostics such as MRIs when physicians do not recommend such tests. Better patient education is the suggested approach. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(2):104-108. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.2.ccas4-0702. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2
Case and Commentary Oct 2010 Cardiac Catheterization and Defensive Medicine Crystal E. Brown, MD and David R. Brush, MD Improved patient-physician communication is the only ethically risk-free kind of defensive medicine. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(10):786-789. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.10.ccas3-1010.
Case and Commentary Feb 2007 Guiding Patients Toward Prudent Use of Technologies Pamela Saha, MD and Subrata Saha, PhD A hypothetical clinical case discusses patient demand for advanced diagnostics such as MRIs when physicians do not recommend such tests. Better patient education is the suggested approach. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(2):104-108. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.2.ccas4-0702.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406.