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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-07, Section: A, page: 2550 |
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Advisers: Debra A. DeBruin; Valerie Tiberius |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2009 |
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I claim that the shift from viewing the patient--health care provider relationship from (A) one of a professional advocating for the welfare of his/her patient to, (B) a business transaction is immoral because the primary motivations of the health care provider and the business person are fundamentally different. In support of this position, I offer two arguments. First, I argue that the patient--health care provider relationship is not a business relationship. Second, I argue that the patient--health care provider relationship cannot be altered in order to make this relationship into a business relationship without forcing the health care provider to act immorally |
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In order to make these arguments, I illustrate two major points. First, viewing the patient-provider relationship as a business transaction results from a misunderstanding, either of the nature of a business interaction or of the fundamental principles of medical care. This mistaken understanding of the incapability of the two types of interactions leads to the false conclusion that the patient-provider relationship can be viewed as a business relationship. Second, it is immoral to attempt to alter the patient-provider relationship in order to make said relationship a business relationship because doing so necessarily eliminates the essential virtue involved in patient care, namely beneficence |
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School code: 0130 |
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Dissertation Abstracts International 70-07A
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Philosophy
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Business Administration, Management
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Health Sciences, Health Care Management
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0422
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0454
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0769
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University of Minnesota. Philosophy
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