Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Health Law Feb 2005 Bouvia v. Superior Court: Quality of Life Matters Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD and Laura Lin, MBA A landmark court case in California determined that a competent adult patient has the right to forgo medical treatment and the patient's autonomy supersedes the state's interest in preserving the patient's life. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):177-182. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.hlaw1-0502. 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. Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302. Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302. Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 2 Amber Orr, JD, MPH An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):195-198. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207. Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 1 Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24
Health Law Feb 2005 Bouvia v. Superior Court: Quality of Life Matters Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD and Laura Lin, MBA A landmark court case in California determined that a competent adult patient has the right to forgo medical treatment and the patient's autonomy supersedes the state's interest in preserving the patient's life. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):177-182. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.hlaw1-0502.
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.
Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Organ Donation: When Consent Confronts Refusal John C. Moskop, PhD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):40-44. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas2-0302.
Case and Commentary Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302.
Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 2 Amber Orr, JD, MPH An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):195-198. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207.
Case and Commentary Jul 2002 The Letter and Spirit of a Directive, Commentary 1 Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke. Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(7):191-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.7.ccas1-0207