AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Key unmet technological needs pertain to instrument size and adaptability secondary to the smaller pediatric robotic surgery market. 

Since their adoption during the 1990s, minimally invasive surgical techniques have demonstrated postoperative surgical recovery benefits for patients. 

Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. 

Several factors can persuade both surgeons and patients to choose robotic surgery over open surgery or conventional laparoscopy. 

Fragmentation in US health care delivery streams and shortcomings in formal quality measures mean that transparency could be more useful to policymakers and regulators than patients.

Genevieve S. Silva joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Cassandra Thiel: “What Would It Mean for Health Care Organizations to Justly Manage Their Waste?”

Restructuring health care waste management involves making existing waste audit data transparent.

Allocating resources for interventions requires consensus among stakeholders with a plurality of perspectives about how to weigh antimicrobial stewardship interventions’ risks and benefits.

Drs David D. Kim and Anirban Basu join Ethics Talk to discuss their article: "How Does Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Inform Health Care Decisions?"

CEA has been increasingly used to inform public and private organizations’ reimbursement decisions, benefit designs, and price negotiations worldwide.