Financial Incentives

Financial Incentives
Q. Discussion:
The use of bonuses, financial incentives and sanctions have become common tools for managed care
organizations seeking to save costs. What guidelines should there be for employees of such organizations?
How does an employee know when a cost saving decision which is good for the organization’s bottom line
has interfered with proper patient care? What if a nurse is in charge of budgeting and denial of care on a
patient would produce a bonus for that nurse at the end of the year?
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Text Book
Purtilo, R., Doherty, R. Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions. [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved
from https://online.vitalsource.com
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Confidentiality
Overview
This week we take a closer look at the application of confidentiality and informed consent. We also
discuss ethical issues surrounding abortion and financial incentives in health care.
Goals for this week and their relationship to our course objectives
This week our learning materials, activities and assignments will help you achieve these goals:
• apply confidentiality practices in real-world scenarios; and
• apply ethical decision making practices in scenarios dealing with abortion and financial incentives for
health care workers.which will assist you in achieving these course objectives:
• understand the basis for the establishment of legal duties in the practice of medicine and delivery of
health care;
• recognize applicable and appropriate standards of care and conduct in the delivery of health care;
• recognize and apply various ethical analysis processes to fact situations that typically occur in the
delivery of health care;
• demonstrate the ability to change viewpoints in an ethical analysis and defend the position that a
different viewpoint would create; and
• Demonstrate a basic ability to research medical, ethical and legal issues through use of the library
databases and other sources.
Learning Materials:
Readings:
• Chapter 9: Honoring Confidentiality
Additional learning materials are gathered in a folder below. Here’s a brief summary:
1. read the content summary; and
2. explore the additional resources.