Ethics for Health Care Practitioners
Ethics for Health Care Practitioners
-Ethics and the business of health care
-Hospital relations
-Admission fee
-Assessments, compulsory
-Billing for housestaff and student services
-Economic incentives and levels of care
-Organized medical staff
-Physician-hospital contractual relations
-Staff privileges
-Communications and confidentiality issues
-Advertising
-Direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs
-Advertising and publicity
-Physician advisory or referral services by telecommunication
-Communication media: standards of professional responsibility
-Filming patients in health care settings
-Other issues regarding confidentiality
-Refer to bullet points on p. 304
-Fees and charges- should be based on the value of the service provided and not contingent on the outcome of a claim that does not relate to the value of the medical service.
-Fee splitting- payment by one physician to another solely for the referral of a patient, or payment from a source for using its services or supplies
-Physicians may forgive or waive patient co-payments, but they should be sure that such a waiver is in accordance with applicable law and with agreements with insurers
-Lien- a charge against real or personal property for the satisfaction of a debt or duty owed by law
-Professional courtesy- the practice of treating other physicians and their families free of charge or at a reduced fee
-Medical records
-Upon the request and proper written authorization of the patient, no physician should refuse to make records available to another physician treating the patient
-Physicians are obligated to retain patients’ records that may reasonably be of future value to patients, based upon the guidelines on p. 307
-Practice Matters
-Refer to the bullet points on p. 308-309
-Conflict of interest- a situation in which a person is faced with choosing between financial gain and his or her duty to provide the best possible care to patients
- Refer to court case
-Physician accused of soliciting bribes, p. 300
-Release of medical records to the media violates confidentiality, p. 304
-Physician reports bite, p. 305
-Psychologist allowed to testify, p. 308
-Deceased physician’s executor may not destroy records, p. 308
-Medical board’s decision on referrals is upheld, p. 310
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