Compassion in health care is cultivated by relationships based on empathy, dignity, and respect. The 27th Annual Ralph C. Monroe, MD Memorial Lectureship on Sustaining Compassion and Healing Trauma in the ‘Post-Pandemic’ World delivered on November 1, 2023 by Dr….
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th…
Despite legislative attention from Congress in the 1980s, diagnostic research on rare diseases is not lucrative enough to garner sufficient private funding. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network supports diagnostic research and intervention innovation for patients with undiagnosed or rare conditions. This…
For persons living with an undiagnosed disease and their families, finding an accurate diagnosis can be a long and complex process. Having a rare condition that goes undiagnosed for a long period constitutes a significant part of these patients’ disease…
Patient-subjects’ participation in an Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) protocol can afford access to innovative diagnostic techniques, especially in genomic medicine, which can shorten the time it takes to accurately diagnose a so-called “medical mystery.” But UDN research processes can be…
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network is a national consortium of clinicians and researchers working to promote diagnostic research and accurately diagnose patients with rare diseases, many of whose conditions have long gone undiagnosed. This endeavor’s importance should not, however, stop us…
Patients with undiagnosed conditions often experience frustration and lose trust in health care. This article suggests how faculty in academic health centers can prepare their students and trainees to respond with care to the vulnerabilities and needs of patients seeking…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice. The featured guest is Brett Feldman, the Director and…
Since health care organizations implemented widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), clinicians’ notes about patients’ care have become longer and more cumbersome, a phenomenon colloquially known as “note bloat.” Bulky templates and blocks of data take time to sort…
This commentary on a case analyzes how integrating ambient listening and transcription technologies powered by artificial intelligence into the electronic health record documentation process influences documentation practices and clinical encounters. The commentary offers best-practice recommendations for informed consent processes and…
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