Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society May 2006 Professional Demands and Religious Observance Mahendr S. Kochar, MD Physicians should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their clinical judgment or the time they spend with patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):335-336. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.msoc2-0605. Health Law Nov 2006 Defining Hospitals' Obligation To Stabilize Patients under EMTALA Lee Black, LLM A review of legal decisions that have interpreted a hospital emergency department's obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act to stabilize a patient. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):752-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.hlaw1-0611. 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. 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 Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302. Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Case and Commentary May 2004 Duty to Treat versus Personal Safety, Commentary 1 Mark T. Hughes, MD, MA Physicians have an ethical responsibility to treat patients even at the risk of their own personal safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):201-203. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas1-0405. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society May 2006 Professional Demands and Religious Observance Mahendr S. Kochar, MD Physicians should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their clinical judgment or the time they spend with patients. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(5):335-336. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.msoc2-0605.
Health Law Nov 2006 Defining Hospitals' Obligation To Stabilize Patients under EMTALA Lee Black, LLM A review of legal decisions that have interpreted a hospital emergency department's obligation under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act to stabilize a patient. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):752-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.hlaw1-0611.
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.
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 Feb 2003 Does Patient Autonomy Outweigh Duty to Treat? Catherine A. Marco, MD Patients can refuse medical treatment, but physicians often question the patients' ability to make a responsible decision in a time of medical need. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.2.ccas1-0302.
Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Case and Commentary May 2004 Duty to Treat versus Personal Safety, Commentary 1 Mark T. Hughes, MD, MA Physicians have an ethical responsibility to treat patients even at the risk of their own personal safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(5):201-203. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.5.ccas1-0405.