The ethics of cost containment from the anesthesiologist’s perspective

Cost containment, as an essential part of current efforts to manage health care, has been examined thoroughly from the perspectives of finance and patient care. In this article, the ethics of cost containment are discussed from the vantage point of the health care provider. Cost-cutting initiatives,...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 73 - 77
Main Authors:	Vogel, Wolf A, Manecke, Gerard R, Poppers, Paul J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-02-1999
Subjects:	Anesthesiology - economics Anesthesiology practice Bioethics cost containment Cost Control Ethics, Medical managed care Managed Care Programs medical ethics Practice Patterns, Physicians United States United States cost containment medical ethics Anesthesiology practice managed care Health Care and Public Health
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Summary:	Cost containment, as an essential part of current efforts to manage health care, has been examined thoroughly from the perspectives of finance and patient care. In this article, the ethics of cost containment are discussed from the vantage point of the health care provider. Cost-cutting initiatives, however necessary and sound, nevertheless may place anesthesiologists in situations of ethical conflict and ultimately interfere with their rights as workers and professionals. The anesthesiology community is encouraged to investigate the effect of cost-cutting measures on patients and physicians alike.
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ISSN:	0952-8180 1873-4529
DOI:	10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00105-6