AMA Journal of Ethics

Patient bias towards clinicians and employees in health care is common, but policy to address bias and support staff is relatively limited.

An orthopedic surgery physician’s experiences suggest strategies for addressing patients’ discriminatory behaviors or speech.

Concrete protocols for supporting trainees include convening team meetings, tracking bias incidents, collecting data, and initiating protective changes in culture.

Correctional facilities’ physician employees are at risk for burnout, posttraumatic stress, and suicide. Prison reform should address needs of inmates and staff.

When a patient’s preference expresses injustice, how should clinicians respond? We discuss individual and organizational responses.

Early hemodialysis allocation deliberations can inform deliberative democratic methods for setting criteria for and guiding policy making about ECMO.

CPR has become default treatment for all patients in cardiac arrest. The history of how this happened demonstrates the power of CPT coding.

Wearable or implantable devices enable employers to monitor health, productivity, and wellness of employees.

Health care reform expanded health insurance to millions, but current community benefit policies must be used by organizations hoping to address social determinants.

Changes to CB tax policy could promote engagement with public health departments, collaboration with community-based nonprofits, and greater focus on health equity.