Rodwin, Marc A.,

Medicine, money, and morals : physicians' conflicts of interest / Marc A. Rodwin. - xvii, 411 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Problem and the Profession's response: Physicians conflicts of interest -- The medical profession's response -- 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 -- Inferences for Policy: Fiduciary theory and the professions: Regulation of civil servants, business professionals and lawyers -- What needs to be done? -- Appendices. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Medical ethics--United States
Medical care, Cost of--Moral and ethical aspects--United States
Medical care--Cost control.--United States
Physicians--Professional ethics--United States
Conflict of interests
Medical ethics--Decision making
Medical ethics--Cost control
Medical ethics.
Physicians--Professional ethics

R725.5 / .R63 1995

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