Patient safety/Mandatory reporting

Case and Commentary
Dec 2019

How Should Physicians Respond When They Learn Patients Are Using Unapproved Gene Editing Interventions?
Carolyn Riley Chapman, PhD, MS and Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
Responding to patients violating US health commerce regulations can be critical when they buy and use unproven interventions.
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1021-1028. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1021.
Case and Commentary
Jan 2018

How Should Physicians Make Decisions about Mandatory Reporting When a Patient Might Become Violent?
Amy Barnhorst, MD, Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, and Marian E. Betz, MD, MPH

AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):29-35. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.ecas1-1801.
Policy Forum
Jan 2018

What Should Be the Scope of Physicians’ Roles in Responding to Gun Violence?
Nora Jones, PhD, Jenny Nguyen, Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBioethics, and Kathleen Reeves, MD

AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):84-90. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.pfor2-1801.
AMA Code Says
Jan 2018

AMA Policies and AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Responding to Violence
Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB

AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):44-46. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.coet1-1801.
Health Law
Jan 2018

Does Volk v DeMeerleer Conflict with the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on Breaching Patient Confidentiality to Protect Third Parties?
Jennifer L. Piel, JD, MD and Rejoice Opara, MD

AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):10-18. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.peer2-1801.
Health Law
Jan 2018

Law, Ethics, and Conversations between Physicians and Patients about Firearms in the Home
Alexander D. McCourt, JD, MPH and Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH
Two things clinicians should be aware of are gag laws and background check laws for gun transfers and safe gun storage.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):69-76. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.hlaw1-1801.
Medical Education
Jun 2017

Antecedents and Consequences of Medical Students’ Moral Decision Making during Professionalism Dilemmas
Lynn Monrouxe, PhD, Malissa Shaw, MSc, PhD, and Charlotte Rees, MEd, PhD

AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):568-577. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.medu1-1706.
Policy Forum
Sep 2011

Patient Safety Organizations Are Step 1; Data Sharing Is Step 2
Allan S. Frankel, MD
PSOs are not required to share their data, which limits the ability to achieve a much-needed national perspective. Regardless, the are a step in the right direction.
Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(9):642-646. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.9.pfor1-1109.
Podcast
Sep 2011

Ethics Talk: Are Hospitals and Clinics Safe Places for Patients?
In the Literature
Sep 2011

Medical Error and Individual Accountability
Kavitha V. Neerukonda, JD, MHA

Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(9):629-631. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.9.jdsc1-1109.

AMA Journal of Ethics

Illuminating the Art of Medicine

Patient safety/Mandatory reporting

How Should Physicians Respond When They Learn Patients Are Using Unapproved Gene Editing Interventions?

How Should Physicians Make Decisions about Mandatory Reporting When a Patient Might Become Violent?

What Should Be the Scope of Physicians’ Roles in Responding to Gun Violence?

AMA Policies and AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Responding to Violence

Does Volk v DeMeerleer Conflict with the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on Breaching Patient Confidentiality to Protect Third Parties?

Law, Ethics, and Conversations between Physicians and Patients about Firearms in the Home

Antecedents and Consequences of Medical Students’ Moral Decision Making during Professionalism Dilemmas

Patient Safety Organizations Are Step 1; Data Sharing Is Step 2

Ethics Talk: Are Hospitals and Clinics Safe Places for Patients?

Medical Error and Individual Accountability