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Managed Care August 2001	Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply...
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D.	Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician...
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 James Hallenbeck	Curbside Consultation When should a physician disclose personal information to a patient, and what do we do when a particular case touches on our own suffering? At a deeper level, how do we deal with our own mortality in caring for the seriously ill and dying?
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Al Topin	Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation?
Managed Care December 2000 Michael S. Victoroff	A Modest, Not Satirical, Proposal For Assisted-Suicide Decisions I would like to offer an alternate model that would dramatically refocus a critical aspect of the ethical controversy. I would ask advocates of assisted suicide, "Why must this involve physicians? Why not have judges do it?"
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin	The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author.
American Journal of Nursing April 2012 Kit S. Devine	The Underutilization of Emergency Contraception Despite the availability of effective contraceptive methods, unintended pregnancy continues to be a significant health problem for women throughout the world and in the United States.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Ben Comer	Share of Screen: Prioritizing Electronic Health Records Are electronic health records a viable channel for engagement?
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Cabacungan & Clark	New Ways to Gain New Brand Insights If you can learn to understand patient and physician behavior, you are well on your way to strengthening the position of your product.
American Journal of Nursing September 2009 Judith K. Schwarz	Stopping Eating and Drinking The author describes stopping eating and drinking, as well as other clinical practices associated with hastening dying. Should this practice be distinguished from suicide; and what are the ethical and legal implications for nurses.
CIO September 27, 2013	How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients.
Managed Care January 2007	Change From Salary to Relative Value Units Leads to Higher Income for Physicians A Minnesota medical group that contracted with HealthPartners was able to improve cost of care, physician compensation, and patient access without harming patient satisfaction when the group converted from a salary payment system for physicians to one solely dependent on physician productivity.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Searight & Gafford	Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians When considering therapeutic options, physicians should consider that members of many cultural groups prefer that family members, rather than patients, make treatment decisions.
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
ifeminists October 8, 2002 Wendy McElroy	State Legislation Protects Abortion Rights California has been passing a series of bills that the media has been calling "landmarks" in the protection of "women's rights." The measures constitute the most aggressive attempt in recent memory to entrench "reproductive rights" -- that is, abortion -- into society by force of law.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Musacchio & Hunkler	More Than a Game of Keep Away The Prescribing Data Restriction Program takes effect in July. The AMA explains how individual doctors can keep their prescribing habits safe from reps, and how pharma can keep using the anonymous data -- if the industry polices itself.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'...
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Michael D. Fetters	Curbside Consultation Case Scenario: A Daughter Who Won't Let Her Mother Go
Managed Care January 2005	Private Practice Physicians Find Dual Role Challenging When it comes to balancing the role of business owner and practicing physician, many private practice doctors are having a tough time of it.
American Journal of Nursing September 2011 Adams & Tolich	Original Research: Blood Transfusion: The Patient's Experience This study therefore sought to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether it causes them discomfort.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011	Arming up for the Digital Revolution As a longtime advocate of new approaches to meeting customer needs in pharma, Martin Wygod sees the biggest change as the coming growth of digital platforms as the principal source of information and communication in healthcare.
Salon.com April 19, 2000 Jacob Goldstein	Death without dignity When a physician-assisted suicide goes wrong, the end can be brutal. But nobody is teaching doctors how to do it right.
Managed Care October 2005 Bob Carlson	What Docs Hate Most About Plans Some insurers seem to have a knack for irritating their network physicians. The list is long, but five categories of irritants seem to recur most often.
Salon.com June 20, 2001 Janelle Brown	High noon for the morning-after pill With the medical establishment pushing to make it available over the counter, and anti-abortion groups fighting to stop it, little-known emergency contraception could be the next battle in the reproductive wars...
American Family Physician December 1, 2000	Curbside Consultation A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father...
Managed Care August 2001	In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction...
Managed Care July 2007	Managed Care Outlook The future holds too few docs.
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 Forrest Lang	Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency...
Managed Care April 2000 Tim Olsen	Physician, Tarnish Not Thine Image Doctors who use the news media to criticize others, rather than initiate a constructive dialog about difficult issues such as antibiotic resistance, help erode the profession's influence.
Managed Care July 2001 Harry L. Leider	HMOs Need To Share Gains of DM Programs Physicians are more likely to buy in if they see better outcomes -- and financial rewards that go with them...
Managed Care December 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	The Ethical Way In a Season of Change Advancing technologies and new coverage designs are creating opportunities -- and obligations -- for health plan medical directors.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011	Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Elys Roberts & Sarah Phillips	The Emergence of the Pro-Patient How can pharma embrace and interact with increasingly informed and demanding patients to bring positive outcomes for all?
Nursing Management September 2011 Sally Austin	What does EMTALA mean for you? When a patient enters your hospital, do you know what your obligations are under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act?
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Ronald Schneeweiss, M.B., Ch.B.	Curbside Consultation What is the role of a consultant in the referral process? What constitutes a "good" referral?
Salon.com July 10, 2000 Leah Kohlenberg	The silence of the Pill The FDA may make oral contraceptives available over the counter -- and neither pro-life nor pro-choice groups seem to care.
Managed Care June 2007	Headlines On Deadline ... NCQA has published an expanded set of measures, guidelines, and technical specifications...A new strategy proposed by America's Health Insurance Plans would create an independent entity to compare the safety... etc.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 LeVine & Zucker	Marketing to Professionals: Professional Promotion Through Patient Understanding Patient-feedback programs can go a long way in helping physicians understand which drugs work.
Managed Care March 2001 Mark D. Abruzzo	'Final' Stark Regulations Still a Work in Progress The Stark Law generally prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for certain designated health services to entities with which the physician (or immediate family members) has a financial relationship...
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2009 Marcee Nelson	Ten Minutes to Connect What women are looking for in their physician's office is less consultation and more conversation.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	Compassionate Use Requests Complicate Drug Development Pharma, HCPs, and regulators walk tightrope in addressing early-access push while supporting biomedical R&D.
Salon.com October 19, 2000 Cathy Young	A man's right to choose Is it fair that women have reproductive rights while men have reproductive responsibilities?
Managed Care April 2002 MargaretAnn Cross	Where Do No Harm Meets The Right Thing To Do Managed care's spread parallels the growth of the study of ethics in medical care. Ethicists help plans focus on essentials when making policy decisions...
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Randy Ellen Wertheimer	Emergency Postcoital Contraception Emergency postcoital contraception, a method used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse, is a highly effective but underutilized birth control option....
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 Jerry Coamey	Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Jeffrey Zornitsky	Sales Management: Get Committed By better managing relationships with physicians, pharma companies can develop a base of dedicated prescribers.
Salon.com July 25, 2002 Fran Smith	Ignorance is no excuse Few doctors learn how to perform abortions, and women pay for their lack of training. New York City is taking steps to reverse the trend.