Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Mar 2019 Should Hospital Emergency Departments Be Used as Revenue Streams Despite Needs to Curb Overutilization? Alex Myers, Aaron Cain, Berkeley Franz, PhD, and Daniel Skinner, PhD Using emergency departments as revenue streams could violate ethical and legal standards about hospitals’ roles in communities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E207-214. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.207. Case and Commentary Mar 2019 What Should Be the Scope of a Health Network’s Obligation to Respond After a Hospital Closure? George M. Holmes, PhD and Sharita R. Thomas, MPP Since clinics are economic hubs in some communities, consequences of a clinic closing or moving are numerous. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.215. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317. Policy Forum Jul 2016 Protecting Pharmaceutical Patents and Test Data: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Could Affect Access to Medicines in the US and Abroad Jing Luo, MD and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect low-income patients’ access to medicines in signatory countries by reducing generic competition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):727-735. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.pfor1-1607. Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429. Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should a Physician Respond to a Patient’s Pain When New Opioid Prescribing Laws Limit Shared Decision Making? Alexander J. Hjelmaas, MD and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA Regulations’ negative influence on patient-physician relationships can be mitigated by innovation in decision science. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E838-843. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.838. Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936. Policy Forum Nov 2019 Why Quality-of-Life Data Collection and Use Should Be Standardized When Evaluating Candidates for Hand Transplantation Martin Kumnig, PhD, MSc, Emma K. Massey, PhD, and Lisa S. Parker, PhD Improving candidate evaluation and informed consent is key to motivating authenticity, not just voluntariness. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E974-979. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.974. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029. Medicine and Society Mar 2008 Personhood and Autonomy in Multicultural Health Care Settings Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, MD, PhD Not all cultural traditions have the same conception of personhood. In Confucianism, self-individuation takes place only through engagement with others in the context of one’s social roles and relationships. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(3):171-176. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.3.msoc1-0803. 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 Mar 2019 Should Hospital Emergency Departments Be Used as Revenue Streams Despite Needs to Curb Overutilization? Alex Myers, Aaron Cain, Berkeley Franz, PhD, and Daniel Skinner, PhD Using emergency departments as revenue streams could violate ethical and legal standards about hospitals’ roles in communities. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E207-214. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.207.
Case and Commentary Mar 2019 What Should Be the Scope of a Health Network’s Obligation to Respond After a Hospital Closure? George M. Holmes, PhD and Sharita R. Thomas, MPP Since clinics are economic hubs in some communities, consequences of a clinic closing or moving are numerous. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E215-222. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.215.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317.
Policy Forum Jul 2016 Protecting Pharmaceutical Patents and Test Data: How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Could Affect Access to Medicines in the US and Abroad Jing Luo, MD and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect low-income patients’ access to medicines in signatory countries by reducing generic competition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(7):727-735. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.pfor1-1607.
Medicine and Society May 2019 How Should Mechanical Circulatory Support Be Deactivated for Patients With Depression at the End of Life? Stephan R. Weinland, PhD, MS and James Levenson, MD End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(5):E429-434. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.429.
Case and Commentary Oct 2019 How Should a Physician Respond to a Patient’s Pain When New Opioid Prescribing Laws Limit Shared Decision Making? Alexander J. Hjelmaas, MD and Christian J. Vercler, MD, MA Regulations’ negative influence on patient-physician relationships can be mitigated by innovation in decision science. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(10):E838-843. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.838.
Case and Commentary Nov 2019 In Experimental Hand Transplantation, Whose Views About Outcomes Should Matter Most? Andrea DiMartini, MD and Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E936-942. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.936.
Policy Forum Nov 2019 Why Quality-of-Life Data Collection and Use Should Be Standardized When Evaluating Candidates for Hand Transplantation Martin Kumnig, PhD, MSc, Emma K. Massey, PhD, and Lisa S. Parker, PhD Improving candidate evaluation and informed consent is key to motivating authenticity, not just voluntariness. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(11):E974-979. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.974.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 Using the 4-S Framework to Guide Conversations With Patients About CRISPR Lisa S. Lehmann, MD, PhD, MSc Empathic communication skills help motivate understanding of safety, significance of harms, impact on succeeding generations, and social consequences. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1029-1035. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1029.
Medicine and Society Mar 2008 Personhood and Autonomy in Multicultural Health Care Settings Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, MD, PhD Not all cultural traditions have the same conception of personhood. In Confucianism, self-individuation takes place only through engagement with others in the context of one’s social roles and relationships. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(3):171-176. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.3.msoc1-0803.