Ethics and micromanaged care.
The ethical foundation on which my medical practice is based was recently shaken by an episode involving the intrusion of managed care into my practice. With the patient's informed consent, I prescribed a medication that I knew would not work.
Brodell
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Department of Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, USA.
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