Marc A Rodwin

Medicine, Money, and Morals

Physicians' Conflicts of Interest

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A theoretically sophisticated, empirically detailed account of conflicts of interest and the physician's role...An impressive piece of work- broad in its scope, clear in its objectives, confident of its finding, certain of the policy implications.

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This is the first systematic examination of financial conflicts of interest in medicine. Marc Rodwin examines the evolution of those medical practices and institutions that left the profession open to conflicts of interest and makes clear suggestions for reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9780195096477
• ISBN-10: 0195096479
• Artikelnr.: 22479745

Autorenporträt

Marc A. Rodwin, Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy at Indiana University, Bloomington, has an M.A. from Oxford University, a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School, and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1.: The Problem and the Profession's response: Physicians conflicts
of interest; The medical profession's response
* 2.: Current Problems and Institutional Responses: Incentives to
increase services: The range of practices; The dangers of incentives
to increase services and the ineffectiveness of current responses;
Incentives to decrease services in HMOs and hospitals; The dangers of
incentives to decrease services and the ineffectiveness of current
responses;
* 3.: Inferences for Policy: Fiduciary theory and the professions:
Regulation of civil servants, business professionals and lawyers;
What needs to be done?
* 4.: Appendices