AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinion on Physician Stewardship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1044-1045 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.11.coet1-1511 |
| OpenAlex | W4237568263 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Opinion 9.0652 - Physician Stewardship of Health Care Resources Physicians’ primary ethical obligation is to promote the well-being of individual patients. Physicians also have a long-recognized obligation to patients in general to promote public health and access to care. This obligation requires physicians to be prudent stewards of the shared societal resources with which they are entrusted. Managing health care resources responsibly for the benefit of all patients is compatible with physicians’ primary obligation to serve the interests of individual patients
Business · Ethical code · Family medicine · Health care · Obligation · Political science · Primary care · Public relations · Social responsibility · Stewardship (theology · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Nursing
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |