Requests for VIP Treatment in Pathology
Implications for Social Justice and Systems-Based Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Virginia Sheffield (0000-0002-3403-7640, corresponding author), Lauren B Smith (0000-0001-8142-9762, Institute of Medical Ethics) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 786-792 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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.2016.18.8.ecas4-1608 |
| PMID | 27550562 |
| OpenAlex | W2509359040 |
| Language | EN |
Preferential treatment of patients whom we deem "very important" is a practice that is common in our health care system. The impact of this designation and the care that results is rarely studied or scrutinized. Although we assume that this type of treatment results in superior outcomes, this assumption can be wrong for a variety of reasons, which we discuss here. In addition to expressing unjust preferential treatment for some patients and not others, VIP medicine could compromise patient safety
Criminology · Economic Justice · Pathology · Political science · Social justice · Sociology · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Innovations in Medical Education · Law · Medicine · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |