• DocumentCode
    1367107
  • Title

    Ethical issues in managed care

  • Author

    Fielder, John H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Philos., Villanova Univ., PA, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Abstract
    The emergence and expected dominance of managed care has transformed every dimension of health care and created new ethical and policy questions. In particular, it has reshaped the physician-patient relationship and threatens the physician´s role as a patient advocate. The paper discusses some ethical and financial issues of the managed care revolution
  • Keywords
    economics; government policies; health care; professional aspects; ethical issues; financial issues; health care; health policy; managed care; medical economics; physician-patient relationship; Aging; Costs; Financial management; Marine vehicles; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Productivity; Protection; Technology management; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/44.536298
  • Filename
    536298
    • Link To Document
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