Medicine, Money, and Morals: Physicians' Conflicts of Interest

by Marc A. Rodwin

Book Overview

Conflicts of interest are rampant in the American medical community. Today it is not uncommon for doctors to refer patients to clinics or labs in which they have a financial interest (40% of physicians in Florida invest in medical centers); for hospitals to offer incentives to physicians who refer patients (a practice that can lead to unnecessary hospitalization); or for drug companies to provide lucrative give-aways to entice doctors to use their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195080963
• ISBN13: 9780195080964
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"