Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Aug 2016 Ethical Questions about Platelet Transfusions at the End of Life John P. Sherbeck, MD and Renee D. Boss, MD The allocation of scarce resources, such as HLA platelets, involves a conflict between the medical ethics principles of beneficence and social justice. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):764-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas1-1608. State of the Art and Science Nov 2015 The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Neel Shah, MD, MPP The price transparency movement seeks to make actual medical costs clear to patients and clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(11):1046-1052. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.stas1-1511. Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025. Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601. Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607. Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613. Personal Narrative Jul 2021 Depression’s Problem With Men Nathan Swetlitz While men are diagnosed with depression at half the rate of women, they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E586-589. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.586. In the Literature Aug 2021 “Perspectives” in Health Technology Assessment Anthony J. Culyer, DEcon Whether any particular perspective is the right one is contingent upon conditions in which the analysis is to be applied. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E619-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.619. State of the Art and Science Aug 2021 How Economic Decision Modeling Can Facilitate Health Equity Jeffrey S. Hoch, PhD, Logan Trenaman, PhD, Shannon M. Hearney, MPH, and Carolyn S. Dewa, PhD, MPH Modeling how technology assessment fits into cost-effectiveness frameworks can broaden the range of options for improving health equity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E624-630. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.624. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Aug 2016 Ethical Questions about Platelet Transfusions at the End of Life John P. Sherbeck, MD and Renee D. Boss, MD The allocation of scarce resources, such as HLA platelets, involves a conflict between the medical ethics principles of beneficence and social justice. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(8):764-770. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas1-1608.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2015 The Challenge of Understanding Health Care Costs and Charges Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Christopher Moriates, MD, and Neel Shah, MD, MPP The price transparency movement seeks to make actual medical costs clear to patients and clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(11):1046-1052. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.stas1-1511.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
AMA Code Says Dec 2020 AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions About End-of-Life Care and Death Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB This article considers relevant history that informs the AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions about neurological criteria for death. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1025-1026. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1025.
Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom? Paul T. Menzel, PhD Justification for using WTP values and QALYs lies in incorporating preferences of those whose treatment could be affected. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E601-606. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.601.
Case and Commentary Aug 2021 How Should Economic Value Be Considered in Treatment Decisions for Individual Patients? Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA Physicians’ primary responsibility is to promote patients’ well-being, which includes not causing financial harm. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E607-612. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.607.
Medical Education Aug 2021 How Should Economic Evaluation Be Used to Measure Value and Set Priorities in Health Care? Sahan Jayawardana, MSc and Elias Mossialos, MD, PhD Novel interventions that are effective and safe but costly suggest the importance of questions about value, accessibility, and affordability. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E613-618. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.613.
Personal Narrative Jul 2021 Depression’s Problem With Men Nathan Swetlitz While men are diagnosed with depression at half the rate of women, they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E586-589. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.586.
In the Literature Aug 2021 “Perspectives” in Health Technology Assessment Anthony J. Culyer, DEcon Whether any particular perspective is the right one is contingent upon conditions in which the analysis is to be applied. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E619-623. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.619.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2021 How Economic Decision Modeling Can Facilitate Health Equity Jeffrey S. Hoch, PhD, Logan Trenaman, PhD, Shannon M. Hearney, MPH, and Carolyn S. Dewa, PhD, MPH Modeling how technology assessment fits into cost-effectiveness frameworks can broaden the range of options for improving health equity. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(8):E624-630. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.624.