title: Health care ethics: models of the provider-patient relationship.
abstract: Societal changes and ethical issues in health care have been responsible for the evolution of the models of the provider-patient relationship. As health care providers we must recognize the ethical and moral issues inherent in the provider-patient relationship and its impact on health care and our society today.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sabatini
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010358:Patient Participation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012380:Role; D012922:Social Change