Violations of service fairness and legal ramifications: The case of the managed care industry

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-336

  Chan, Marjorie ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics in managed care; Health maintenance organizations; Justice (distributive, procedural, interactional); Lawsuits; Service fairness

Indexed keywords

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; ARTICLE; BUSINESS ETHICS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT RIGHT; PENSION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; RECUMBENCY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECEPTION; DISCLOSURE; EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT; ETHICS, BUSINESS; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; FRAUD; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036545640     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014467601008     Document Type: Article

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