Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608. In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608. Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608. Health Law Dec 2021 How Has American Constitutional Law Influenced Medical School Admissions and Thwarted Health Justice? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The US Supreme Court has allowed race-conscious admissions when a school’s purpose is to diversify an incoming class but not to remediate inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.953. Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711. Art of Medicine Feb 2021 Voting for Our Health, in Color Alicia Yvonne Christy, MD, MS This watercolor painting looks to our 20th-century ancestors who fought to establish their, and many of our, voting rights. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E206-207. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.206. Medicine and Society Apr 2016 Reproductive Rights and Access to Reproductive Services for Women with Disabilities Anita Silvers, PhD, Leslie Francis, JD, PhD, and Brittany Badesch Women with disabilities may be prevented access to reproductive medicine due to discrimination and mistaken assumptions about disabled people. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):430-437. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.msoc1-1604. Health Law Mar 2021 How to Apply the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act to Promote Health Equity in the US Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE To achieve health equity, governments can use a variety of tools, including civil rights legislation and constitutional jurisprudence. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(3):E235-239. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.235. Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711. Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Nov 2016 Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology: Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice Virginia Sheffield and Lauren B. Smith, MD Preferential treatment of “very important” patients is not only unjust but also can compromise patient safety, which is overlooked in medical ethics. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):786-792. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608.
In the Literature Aug 2016 Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD A neglected topic in medical ethics is the unique barriers to error disclosure faced by anatomic and clinical pathologists. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-816. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608.
Medicine and Society Aug 2016 The Penetrating Gaze and the Decline of the Autopsy William E. Stempsey, MD, PhD Because physicians view autopsies differently than families of the deceased, informed consent rather than permission should be obtained for autopsies. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):833-838. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.msoc1-1608.
Health Law Dec 2021 How Has American Constitutional Law Influenced Medical School Admissions and Thwarted Health Justice? Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE The US Supreme Court has allowed race-conscious admissions when a school’s purpose is to diversify an incoming class but not to remediate inequity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E953-959. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.953.
Case and Commentary Nov 2017 Should Health Care Organizations Use Information Gleaned from Organization-Sponsored Patient Support Groups in Strategic Planning? Priya Nambisan, PhD The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711.
Art of Medicine Feb 2021 Voting for Our Health, in Color Alicia Yvonne Christy, MD, MS This watercolor painting looks to our 20th-century ancestors who fought to establish their, and many of our, voting rights. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E206-207. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.206.
Medicine and Society Apr 2016 Reproductive Rights and Access to Reproductive Services for Women with Disabilities Anita Silvers, PhD, Leslie Francis, JD, PhD, and Brittany Badesch Women with disabilities may be prevented access to reproductive medicine due to discrimination and mistaken assumptions about disabled people. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):430-437. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.msoc1-1604.
Health Law Mar 2021 How to Apply the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act to Promote Health Equity in the US Scott J. Schweikart, JD, MBE To achieve health equity, governments can use a variety of tools, including civil rights legislation and constitutional jurisprudence. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(3):E235-239. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.235.
Policy Forum Nov 2017 Using Principles of Co-Production to Improve Patient Care and Enhance Value Puja Turakhia, MS and Brandon Combs, MD Improving health outcomes through patient-centered care is one way to build value for stakeholders in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1125-1131. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.pfor1-1711.
Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601.