Fragmentation in US health care delivery streams and shortcomings in formal quality measures mean that transparency could be more useful to policymakers and regulators than patients.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(11):E1075-1082. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.1075.
Sarosh Nagar, Leah Z. Rand, PhD, and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH
This article analyzes differences in prescription drug pricing transparency practices among 3 Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development member nations.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(11):E1083-1090. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.1083.
Mismanagement of hospital waste can release harmful, deleterious contaminants into soil, water, and air and can have far-reaching environmental and public relations consequences.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(10):E1013-1021. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.1013.
Clinicians have an ethical obligation to promote health equity in their communities. This month, we discuss how clinicians worked to expose the water crisis in Flint, and explore ways that clinicians can combat systemic injustice and promote health equity.