Medicine And The Marketplace: The Moral Dimensions Of Managed Care Project Muse Upcc Books

'medicine And The Marketplace' Is A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Ethical Dilemmas Raised By Managed Health Care. The Emerging Dominance Of Managed Care Provided By Profit-seeking Corporations Has Intensified The Public's Concern That Business Goals Of Maximizing Profits Will Destroy Medicine's Traditional Commitment To Patient Well-being. Society Is Left To Wonder How Physicians Can Properly Honor Their Duties To Patients When The Managed Care Organizations That Employ Them Have Financial Obligations To Shareholders. [this] Timely Book Addresses Issues Raised By The New Intersections Of Business And Medicine With An Ethical Assessment Of Emerging Health Care Arrangements. By Focusing On Organizational Ethics, He Offers An Integrative Framework That Seeks To Balance Patient, Societal, And Corporate Interests.--jacket. Business And Medicine At A New Crossroads -- Reframing The Debate: Perspectives Critical Of Managed Care -- Reframing The Debate: Perspectives In Support Of Managed Care -- Fee-for-service Medicine -- Alternative Reform Proposals -- The Ethical Importance Of The Non-profit Distinction -- The Moral Viability Of For-profit Organizations -- Business Ethics For Managed Care Organizations -- Stakeholder Responsibilities In The New Health Care Environment. Kenman L. Wong. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-212) And Index. Contents Preface Introduction Chapter One: Business and Medicine at a New Crossroads Chapter Two: Reframing the Debate: Perspectives Critical of Managed Care Chapter Three: Reframing the Debate:Perspectives in Support of Managed Care Chapter Four: Fee-for-Service Medicine Chapter Five: Alternative Reform Proposals Chapter Six: The Ethical Importance of the Non-Profit Distinction Chapter Seven: The Moral Viability of For-Profit Organizations Chapter Eight: Business Ethics for Managed Care Organizations Chapter Nine: Stakeholder Responsibilities in the New Health Care Environment Notes Selected Bibliography Index