title: The synergistic relationship between ethics and quality improvement: thriving in managed care.
abstract: Financial issues are encroaching upon health care decisions at a rapid pace in today's managed care arena. An examination of the parallel historical perspectives of bioethics, health care reimbursement, and quality improvement reveals that, by integrating an ethical framework with the quality improvement process, health care professionals can preserve patient-centered care. The article demonstrates the strength of this combined approach using restraints as an example.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Nursing Service, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Uehlinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D004989:Ethics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012149:Restraint, Physical