图书馆订阅: Guest
器官移植长期效应期刊

每年出版 4 

ISSN 打印: 1050-6934

ISSN 在线: 1940-4379

SJR: 0.184 SNIP: 0.485 CiteScore™:: 1.1 H-Index: 39

Indexed in

Abstract of "Seeing the Power Struggle Between Doctors, Lawyers, and Patients Through a Foucauldian Point of View−a Need for Medical Liability Reform"

卷 18, 册 1, 2008, 21 pages
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v18.i1.190
Get accessGet access

摘要

One of the most pressing issues in the American health-care industry today is the need to reestablish an equitable balance of power between three competing loci of influence: patients who seek and pay for treatment, doctors who provide treatment in return for restitution, and trial lawyers who mediate any disagreements between the aforementioned parties. Michel Foucault, a prominent tewntieth-century French philosopher, theorizes how power manifests itself in society, and how it is relocated within a network of individuals in certain situations. His theories can be useful in analyzing the forces that are involved: first to contextualize the excessive degree of legal intervention that has jeopardized American health care, and then to explain why this intervention has effectively destroyed the balance of power between the parties. Lawyers have exercised their power through discourse and art of persuasion in an effective manner in the courtroom. The courtroom serves as an important institution in which societal constructions are often established−in this case, that patients are entitled to sue for less-than-perfect treatment. However, this expectation is not completely unfounded; patients are responsible for these rising medical costs created by new technology and research. In a society where most things are “ 100% guaranteed−or your money back,” patients expect perfection, especially if they are paying a lot of money. This eventually leads to high insurance premiums and scarcity of doctors in certain states and specialties. How ethical is it that lawyers are capitalizing on this societal mentality that is handicapping doctors who are trying to save people's lives? Certainly, doctors need to be held accountable for negligence or carelessness, but people must realize that complications from medical procedures, even with the utmost care, is ineluctable. This calls for a change not only in a legal sense, but how society views this issue as a whole.

434 文章浏览量 7 文章下载 统计数据
434 文章浏览量 7 下载次数 Google
Scholar
引用次数

相似内容的文章:

Case for the Establishment of a Code of Ethics to Govern the Frivolous Use of Forensic Biomechanical Testimony to Resolve Legal Issues Involving Alleged Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol.17, 2007, issue 4
Daniel J. Schneck
Devastating Injuries in Healthcare Workers: Description of the Crisis and Legislative Solution to the Epidemic of Back Injury from Patient Lifting Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol.15, 2005, issue 2
William B. Long III, Charles L. Werner, Robert D. Zura, Danielle B. Jenson, Anna Miller, Jeanette Lancaster, Nona S. Paulsen, Richard Edlich, Daniel G. Becker, Ralph M. Buschbacher, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., Mary F. Latimer, Scott E. Langenburg, Dillon E. Chang, Marina S. Kurian, Mary Jude Cox, Barbara M. Brodie, Lise Borel, Thomas S. P. Zomerschoe, Joseph K. McLaughlin, Susan Berenson, Peyton T. Taylor, Jr, Kathryne L. Winters, Jerry L. Falwell, Jr., L.D. Britt, Thomas H. Roberts, Reverend Jerry Falwell, Mary Anne Hudson, Mara J. Martin
Abstract of "Medical Devices−Research, Development, and Clinical Use Ethical Issues" Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol.18, 2008, issue 1
Vijay V. Rasquinha
Ethical Perspectives: Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in Pediatrics Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine: An International Journal, Vol.6, 2015, issue 3-4
Shefali Karkare, Danielle Brigham, Linda Siegel
A Tribute to a Gifted Scholar, Anne Hudson, Who Has Made Revolutionary Advances in Healthcare and Patient Safety in Our Nation Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol.16, 2006, issue 3
Richard Edlich

将发表的论文

Transfer of guided emergence profile developed using customized provisional implant restoration and cementation using an abutment replica technique- A case report. Vinay Sivaswamy, Balaji Anand S D, Jacob Mathew Philip, C J Venkatakrishnan, Narasimman M, Helen Mary Abraham, Pavithra B Marijuana use is Associated with Increased Rates of Hip Dislocation and Lower Insurance Reimbursement among THA Recipients Andrew Recker, Chukwuweike Gwam, Erin Kelly, Scott Douglas, Johannes Plate Surface modification of Mg alloy AZ91D using nanopowder mixed EDM for Biodegradable Implant Alok Kumar, Abhishek Singh The history of orthopedics in the long term: from general medicine to medical specialties Pavlos Altsitzioglou, Ioannis Zafeiris, Fotini Soucacos, Pantelis Limneos, Eleftheria Souliotis, Evanthia Mitsiokapa, Theodosis Saranteas, Andreas Mavrogenis COMPARISON OF ROUGHNESS, WETTABILITY AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FEATURES BETWEEN SANDBLASTED ACID-ETCHED AND OXIDIZED TITANIUM DENTAL IMPLANTS Kshitiz Chhabra, Arvina Rajasekar CORRELATION BETWEEN PRIMARY STABILITY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS AND BONE DENSITY: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS Padmaja S, Arvina Rajasekar C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - less implant equals quicker normalization Kasım Kılıçarslan, Ömer Faruk Naldöven, Enejd Veizi, Şahan Güven, Şahin Çepni, Ahmet Fırat COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING SHORT FEMORAL NAIL FIXATION FOR INTETROCHANTERIC HIP FRACTURES. A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Anastasia Vasilopoulou, Antonios Trichonas, Konstantinos Palaiologos, Emmanouel Antonogiannakis, Christos Nikakis, Stavros Angelis, Spyridon Maris, Christos Grekas , Efthimios Karadimas, Alexandros Apostolopoulos FEA: Connector Designs and Pontic Stress Distribution of Fixed Partial Denture Implant-Supported Metal Framework Saja Muhsin, Enas Mohammed, Khalid Bander Design and Frequency Stability Analysis of an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based Artificial Pacemaker Controller in MATLAB Nader Jafarnia Dabanloo, Asghar Dabiriaghdam, Fereidoon Nooshirvan Rahatabad, Keivan Maghooli Complications following intraosseous injections of calcium phosphate bone cement in Subchondroplasty. Christos Zachariadis, Helen Leligou, Stauros Kourkoulis, Evaggelos Magnisalis, Panayiotis Papagelopoulos, Olga Savvidou The Impact of Patient Characteristics on Outcomes of Surgically Managed Vertebral Osteomyelitis in the United States: Insights from a National Database Study Jennifer Kurowicki, Stuart Changoor, Daniel Coban, Neil Patel, Kumar Sinha, Ki Hwang, Arash Emami ASSOCIATION OF AGE, GENDER AND SITE OF IMPLANT PLACEMENT - AN INSTITUTION BASED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Harini Sri, Nabeel Ahmed, Keerthi Shasanka
Begell Digital Portal Begell 数字图书馆 电子图书 期刊 参考文献及会议录 研究收集 订购及政策 Begell House 联系我们 Language English 中文 Русский Português German French Spain