AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Dr Emma Cooke joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Holland Kaplan: “How Should Technology-Dependent Patients’ Care Be Managed Collaboratively to Avoid Turfing?”

This article summarizes AMA Code of Medical Ethics' guidance about patient transfer practices and discharge planning.

Constraints on hospitalists and surgeons and restricted orthopedic admission criteria can exacerbate patients’ distress that comes from clinicians’ disagreements.

Maya Roytman joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to ‘Turfing.’”

Dr David Marcus joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “When, If Ever, Is It Appropriate to Regard a Patient as ‘Too Medically Complex’ for One Inpatient Service, But Not Another?”

Technology-dependent inpatients are commonly turfed, either between general services or from subspecialty to general services.

Interprofessional collaboration is crucial to reduce overincarceration of people with severe mental illness.

Interdisciplinary care requires mutual understanding, trust, and respect.

Dr Rozalina G. McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Andrew J. Torres: “How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members.”

Historical perspective on how some sites and means of professional caregiving became high or low status helps us understand trends in poor care continuity in US health care.