Impact of managed care on independent practice and professional ethics: A survey of independent practitioners

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-51

  Murphy, Michael J ^a   DeBernardo, Caren R ^b   Shoemaker, Wendy E ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECUMBENCY; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

CODES OF ETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; DECEPTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIETIES; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031988074     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.29.1.43     Document Type: Article

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