title: Quality in health care and ethical principles.
abstract: Quality in health care and ethical principles The last three decades have seen rapid changes in the way United States of America (USA) health care has been delivered, financed and regulated. Four major stakeholders have emerged in the health care debate: patients, providers, payers and public regulatory agencies. These groups do not agree on a definition of quality health care. This paper suggests five ethical principles - autonomy, justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, and prudence - be included in the framework of quality health care. A framework that outlines possible relationships among these ethical attributes and four major stakeholders is presented.
authors.affiliation: Community Care HMO, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. lhaycke@ccok.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huycke
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: All
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States