Cost Constraints as a Malpractice Defense
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20335235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Haavi Morreim (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5 |
| Publication date | 1988-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3562004 |
| PMID | 3350652 |
| OpenAlex | W2022808429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Cost-containment pressures impose fiscal responsibilities upon physicians that can conflict with their fiduciary commitment to patients. Should the law permit health care providers to adjust standards of care according to patients' financial resources? The legal concept of "rebuttable presumption" should be used to reconceive the traditional requirement of a uniform standard of care
Actuarial science · Business · Economics · Fiduciary · Health care · Law and economics · Liability · Malpractice · Medical emergency · Political science · Presumption · Finance · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1990 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |