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August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
If doctors are rewarded for cost savings, does quality suffer as a result? This study shows the two are not mutually exclusive. Findings suggest that improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes saves money.
April 11, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examined the role of bias in treatment decisions close to 1,000 physicians chose hypothetical treatments for colon cancer and avian flu the physicians either chose a treatment they would want for themselves or made a recommendation for a patient.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article, from a supplement to the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, assesses the state of the medical profession. The authors emphasize the tension between a physician's self-interest and care of the patient in an increasingly commercialized health system.
March 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Physicians can be more confident in their approach to ethical challenges in patient care if they adopt a systematic approach to address the issues. The authors recognize that a problem which initially appears to be ethical in nature may be more rela ...
January 1, 2003 | Journal Article
This article proposes an ethical template for pharmacy benefits and a fair process for using it. The template delineates four levels of decisions about pharmacy coverage, connecting ethically acceptable types of rationales for limits with decisions ...
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
How can physicians empathize when feeling negatively toward their patients?