The New Health Care for Profit

Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment

Cover
Front Matter
An Introduction to the New Health Care for Profit
Legal Differences between Investor-Owned and Nonprofit Health Care Institutions
Wall Street and the For-Profit Hospital Management Companies
When Investor-Owned Corporations Buy Hospitals: Some Issues and Concerns
Physician Involvement in Hospital Decision Making
Economic Incentives and Clinical Decisions
Ethical Dilemmas of For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care
Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?
Biographical Sketches of Contributors
Index