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Case and Commentary
Mar 2004

HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 2

Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM
The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care.
Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Case and Commentary
Mar 2004

HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 1

Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN
The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care.
Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Health Law
Aug 2004

Words Count as Much as Deeds

Leah Eisenberg and Melissa Junge, MBA
Physicians must maintain strong communication lines and document discussions with patient surrogates to avoid confusion regarding end-of-life care and decisions for patients with irreversible brain damage.
Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(8):353-356. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.hlaw1-0408.
State of the Art and Science
Aug 2004

Diagnosing The Permanent Vegetative State

Ronald Cranford, MD
Neurologists need to understand and be able to identify the most distinguishing features of permanent vegetative state.
Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(8):350-352. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.cprl1-0408.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2001

Financial Incentives in Managed Care

Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
A case that explores the impact of financial incentives from insurance companies on the patient-physician relationship and whether or not they should be disclosed to a patient.
Virtual Mentor. 2001; 3(1):3-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.1.hlaw1-0101.
Viewpoint
May 2001

Balls, Strikes, and VIPs

Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
Little-known trivia about famous patients.
Virtual Mentor. 2001; 3(5):167-168. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.5.dykn1-0105.
Case and Commentary
Jul 2001

Is It Covered or Not? Health Plans and Experimental Procedures

Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
An ethical case explores physicians' responsibility to provide quality care to their patients within the limitations of insurance reimbursements.
Virtual Mentor. 2001; 3(7):224-225. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.7.hlaw1-0107.