Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Sep 2006 Should Cost Be a Consideration in Palliative Care? Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH A physician argues that cost should not be a major consideration in a hospital's decision to provide palliative care services to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):599-601. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.pfor1-0609. 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. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408. Case and Commentary Oct 2004 Palliative Surgery David P. Jaques, MD and Murray F. Brennan, MD Physicians must express compassion when discussing risk and success rates of palliative surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):440-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.ccas3-0410. Personal Narrative Oct 2000 Through the Patient's Eyes: Never Die Easy, Walter "Sweetness" Payton Audiey Kao, MD, PhD "But it's not in my hands anymore. It's in God's hands." Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(10):94-95. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.10.prsp1-0010. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17
Policy Forum Sep 2006 Should Cost Be a Consideration in Palliative Care? Maria J. Silveira, MD, MA, MPH A physician argues that cost should not be a major consideration in a hospital's decision to provide palliative care services to patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(9):599-601. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.9.pfor1-0609.
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.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408.
Case and Commentary Oct 2004 Palliative Surgery David P. Jaques, MD and Murray F. Brennan, MD Physicians must express compassion when discussing risk and success rates of palliative surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):440-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.ccas3-0410.
Personal Narrative Oct 2000 Through the Patient's Eyes: Never Die Easy, Walter "Sweetness" Payton Audiey Kao, MD, PhD "But it's not in my hands anymore. It's in God's hands." Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(10):94-95. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.10.prsp1-0010.