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Ethics

Authorities Arrest 243 People in $712 Million Medicare Fraud

Megan Cassella  |  June 22, 2015

(Reuters)—The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that 243 people have been arrested across the country, charged with submitting fake billing for Medicare, a government healthcare program, that totaled $712 million. Attorney General Loretta Lynch described the arrests as the largest criminal healthcare fraud takedown in the history of the Justice Department. Those arrested…

Ethics Forum: Plagiarism in EMRs Saves Time, But Can Raise Risk of Errors

Jane S. Kang, MD, & Robert H. Shmerling, MD  |  June 15, 2015

Case You’ve been asked to see an inpatient for a rheumatologic consultation. After seeing the patient, you enter an initial consult note in the electronic medical record (EMR). The next day, when you write a follow-up note for this patient, you copy part of your assessment and plan from your prior note. Soon after you…

Ethics Forum: Terminating Hospital Consulting Services

Colin C. Edgerton, MD  |  April 1, 2015

Ethical considerations for rheumatologists in terminating consultative services to a community hospital

Ethical, Regulatory Issues Raise Patient Care Dilemmas for Physical Therapists

Robert W. Richardson, PT MEd, FAPTA  |  February 1, 2015

How to develop strategies for optimal patient care within confines of contemporary payment systems

Ethics Forum: Electronic Health Records Raise Concerns about Physician-Patient Relationship

Elizabeth A. Kitsis, MD, MBE, & Robert H. Shmerling, MD  |  October 1, 2014

Health information technology may distract physicians during exam room visits with patients

Ethics Forum: Patient Test Requests Pose Challenges for Rheumatologists

Matthew J. Koster, MD, & Kenneth J. Warrington, MD  |  August 1, 2014

Ethical challenges physicians face when patients request potentially unnecessary medical tests

Letters: Multidisciplinary Care Treatment Goals, Guidelines Essential for Patients

Michael D. Lockshin, MD, MACR, and Kirk D. Jenkins, MD  |  July 1, 2014

A patient case [The Rheumatologist, May 2014], emphasizes importance of good communication among multiple healthcare providers

Ethics Forum: The Challenge of Multidisciplinary Care in Rheumatology

Kirk D. Jenkins, MD; Robert H. Shmerling, MD; Rebecca B. Yarrison, PhD; and Kristine M. Lohr, MD, MS  |  May 1, 2014

A patient with autoimmune ocular disease raises concerns about the moral, professional obligations of rheumatologists to help patients whose condition is not clearly within the scope of rheumatology

Ethics Forum: The Ethical Challenges of Recruiting Patients for Clinical Trials

Carol M. Greco, PhD, and Donah Zack Crawford, MA  |  February 1, 2014

A successful recruiter raises concerns about balancing friendliness and enthusiasm with legal and ethical constraints when screening human subjects for research

Ethics Forum: Difficult Parents and Termination of Care in Pediatrics

Lawrence K. Jung, MD  |  November 1, 2013

A pediatric rheumatologist faces continuity of care issues for a patient with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis whose parents are disruptive to the medical practice

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