Why VIP Services Are Ethically Indefensible in Health Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denisse Rojas Marquez (Boston Medical Center, corresponding author), Hazel Lever (0000-0002-8795-0628, Unity Hospital) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | E66-71 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| 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/amajethics.2023.66 |
| PMID | 36623306 |
| OpenAlex | W4313837344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Many health care centers make so-called VIP services available to "very important persons" who have the ability to pay. This article discusses common services (eg, concierge primary care, boutique hotel-style hospital stays) offered to VIPs in health care centers and interrogates "trickle down" economic effects, including the exacerbation of inequity in access to health services and the maldistribution of resources in vulnerable communities. This article also illuminates how VIP care contributes to multitiered health service delivery streams that constitute de facto racial segregation and influence clinicians' conceptions of what patients deserve from them in health care settings
Business · De facto · Environmental health · Health care · Health services · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |