Kickbacks and self-referral.

تسهیم درآمدها و اخلاق پزشکی

In the field of health care and medical practice, gain sharing plans should be carefully examined to be sure they reflect the codes of ethics. Ethical principles involved in gain sharing include informed consent and conflict of interest. Physicians must discharge their responsibilities to patients with loyalty, honesty and good faith, all the while avoiding conflict of interest. Conflict of int...

Kickbacks and self-referral.

Self-referral and kickbacks: fiduciary law and the regulation of "trafficking in patients".

© 2004 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors In this issue, Sujit Choudhry and colleagues argue persuasively for comprehensive regulation of the unsavoury practices of kickbacks and self-referrals involving physicians. These practices are capable of corrupting clinical judgement by diverting physicians, wittingly or inadvertently, from what ought to be their exclusive preoccupation: the...

Chiropractic clinic offered referral kickbacks.

Unregulated private markets for health care in Canada? Rules of professional misconduct, physician kickbacks and physician self-referral.

T he regulation of private health care has become a central issue in Canadian health policy. The legality of private markets for medical services already available under public health insurance has attracted attention. 1 However, there has been little discussion of the regulation of independent health facilities (IHFs). 2 IHFs are privately owned, for-profit entities that provide therapeutic an...