As most people would,physicians will go where the money is. Dr. Jones has determined hecan make more money providing services in an ambulatory surgicalcenter (ASC), i.e., an unregulated outpatient vascular surgicalprocedures center than he can in a highly regulated hospitalsetting. Not only is he able to conduct procedures away from thewatchful eyes of his peers in the hospital, he is also able tocharge the patient and insurance more than he can in the hospitalsetting. Dr. Jones has a win-win situation, especially if Dr. Joneslikes to operate on patients whether the procedures are indicatedor not. While the majority of surgeons have integrity and will notoperate if something is not indicated, a few who are more concernedabout their income than about their patients will operate simply ifthey have space on their schedule. You need only look at theheadlines to see some of the consequences of these unethicalbehaviors (Boodman, 2014; Rice, 2014; Valcourt, 2014).
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