The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment (1983)

Chapter: Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.

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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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Suggested Citation: "Secondary Income from Recommended Treatment: Should Fiduciary Principles Constrain Physician Behavior?." Institute of Medicine. 1983. The New Health Care for Profit: Doctors and Hospitals in a Competitive Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/527.
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