title: Business dealings with a patient: money never sleeps.
abstract: Mr M.O. Gul returned for his postoperative visit today after you successfully repaired a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. Mr Gul owns most of the cable networks in the state, making him a billionaire. He realizes that he met the bearded reaper and walked away because of your skills. He is pioneering a new technology that will make current Wi-Fi obsolete. Unexpectedly, he offers you the opportunity to invest with the expectation of huge returns. M.O. personally guarantees you will not lose money. What should you do? A Invest. No questions asked. B Do not invest. It is unprofessional. C Do not invest without consulting with your attorney. D Do not invest. You have already been paid for services rendered. E Invest provided you forego future medical relationships with M.O. as the attending physician.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000191:economics; D016265:Conflict of Interest / Q000191:economics; D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000941:ethics*; D037921:Gift Giving / Q000941:ethics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*