Dr. Holt explores the ethical responsibilities of otolaryngologists when asked to provide emergency care to patients who are uninsured and outside their usual practice, emphasizing the evolving nature of duty in modern medical practice.
What Are The Ethical Boundaries in Providing Hope to Patients?
Realistic hope can be beneficial to the patient if developed within the envelope of evidence and experience known by the clinician and bolstered by an honest, informed discussion with the patient.
Patient Concerns about AI in Their Healthcare
It’s predicted that the capabilities of AI and AI-supported applications will include enhancement of pertinent data summaries that are far more comprehensive than individual physician literature searches can provide.
How Do We Ensure Quality in Value-Based Care?
While proponents of value-based care indicate that the cost savings and efficiency of the system are inherently quality based, it remains to be seen how that will play out at the patient–physician relationship level
Report on ChatGPT Provides Guidance on Effective and Ethical Use for Academic Writers
If writers understand ChatGPT’s strengths and weaknesses, they can harness its power to make their processes more efficient and their products more robust, leveraging the tool to their advantage.
Is Caring for the Homeless and Uninsured Really Someone Else’s Problem?
Caring for the homeless and uninsured may be a challenge and they may take more of our valuable time than other patients, but if we deny them our care, we stand to lose a bit of our professional soul in the process.
Advice on When and How Physicians Can Speak Out If Their Opinions Differ from Their Employer
What Is a Physician’s Obligation to Disclose ‘Near-Miss’ and ‘No-Harm’ Events to Patients?
The answer lies in three domains: our professional duties to the patient, our ethical obligations to the patient, and our fiduciary responsibilities to society.
Otolaryngologist Shares Experience with Image Manipulation in Research and How to Prevent It
In the past six months, I’ve detected duplicated images in multiple submitted articles, equating to more than 40% of the articles I reviewed.
Letter from the Editor: Listening to the Angels on Our Shoulders
What responsibility do we have in the otolaryngology community to police ourselves?
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