Healthy Skepticism Library item: 19334

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Publication type: Journal Article

Stell LK.
Two cheers for physicians' conflicts of interest.
Mt Sinai J Med 2004; 71:(4):236-42
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15365589

Abstract:

This paper will attempt to demonstrate that conflict of interest is an unavoidable feature of medical practice, medical institutions, medical publications, and medical research. It also seeks to show how and why current regulations are ineffective in curbing fraud and abuse. The paper goes on to argue that, in light of the incentives incorporated into current reimbursement arrangements, physicians have to learn how to manage the conflicts they face and keep true their fiduciary responsibility to patients.

Keywords:
Conflict of Interest* Ethics, Clinical* Fees, Medical/ethics Humans Organizations, Nonprofit/ethics Periodicals as Topic/ethics Physician-Patient Relations United States