Ethics of Accounting in Health Care: Prioritizing Cost vs Medical Care
Author discusses the ethics of disclosing the cost of treatments to patients before prescribing them and weighing financial risk vs medical care.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Maternity Deserts Pose Increasing Disparities in Prenatal Care
Jim Anderson examines the growth in maternity deserts in rural America, as well as in low-income areas and communities of color.
Racism, Medicine, and Medical Education: The Legacy of Abraham Flexner
Jim Anderson examines the roots of racism in medicine and the influence of Abraham Flexner on the establishment of modern medical schools.
Opioid Denials Lead to Rise in Violent Attacks on Pain and Addiction Experts
Pain and addiction specialists discuss the rise in workplace violence over opioid denials and how to improve communication and change patient expectations.
Nurses Hail Leniency for Nurse Vaught
RaDonda Vaught has been sentenced to 3 years of probation; nursing community grateful for Judge’s leniency.
The Difference Between Race and Racism in Modern Day Medical Practice
Some of the major theories behind why Black patients have seemingly worse outcomes than White patients cite racism, not race, as the root of the problem.
How to Avoid Racial Bias in Artificial Intelligence
As excitement grows around AI and the benefits it could have in healthcare, concerns remain about the technology’s pitfalls.
Altered Administration Rule Has Potential to Harm Immigrants and Families
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded the criteria for determining if an individual is considered a public charge.
ACP Releases Policy Statement on DOI, COI Management for Clinical Guideline Development
The American College of Physicians endorses the necessity of a comprehensive process for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest to ensure the integrity of clinical guidelines and guidance statements.
Recommendations for Caring for Those Who Are Incapacitated and Unrepresented
Despite the challenge of decision making for unrepresented patients, few laws or professional organization policy statements offer a solution.
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