The New Health Care for Profit
| Author | : Institute of Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 1983-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780309033770 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0309033772 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Download or read book The New Health Care for Profit written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the new health care for profit. Legal differences between investor-owned and nonprofit health care institutions. Wall Street and the for-profit hospital management companies. When investor-owned corporations buy hospitals: some issues and concerns. Physician involvement in hospital decision making. Economic incentives and clinical decisions. Ethical dilemmas of for-profit enterprise in health care. Secondary income from recommended treatment: should fiduciary principles constrain physician behavior?
