The a Christian appraisal of managed care, resource allocation, and patient-caregiver relationships Kilner, John Frederic. Jnt ed. Orr, Robert D., (Robert David) 1941- Jnt ed. Shelly, Judy Allen. Jnt ed. Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity text miu Grand Rapids, MI William B. Eerdmans Pub. Paternoster Press c1998 1998 monographic eng

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xiv, 314 p. ; pbk ; 24 cm. In response to the many changes currently going on in health care, this book offers the combined insight and wisdom of a stellar group of scholars and professionals with extensive experience in the health care field who also write from a Christian perspective. Part I. Introduction -- A physician's experience / David L. Schiedermayer -- A patient's experience / Harold O. J. Brown -- A nurse's experience / Barbara J. White -- An administrator's experience / William K. Atkinson -- Part II. Setting the stage -- A theological mandate for medicine / Nigel M. de S. Cameron -- Nursing : remaining faithful in an era of change / Judith Allen Shelly -- Broadening our view of justice in health care / Sondra Ely Wheeler -- Rationing health care : a case of justice denied / Arthur J. Dyck -- Part III. Economic encroachment -- Managed care's financial incentives / Scott E. Daniels -- The Good Samaritan in the marketplace : managed care's challenge to Christian charity / Edmund D. Pellegrino -- When health care becomes a commodity : the need for compassionate strangers / Patricia Benner -- Guidelines for gatekeepers : a covenantal approach / Gregory W. Rutecki -- For patients and profits : business ethics for managed care organizations / Kenman L. Wong -- Hippocrates meets managed care : a study of contemporary oath-taking / Robert D. Orr -- Part IV. Selected settings -- Therapeutic relationship in managed mental health care / Stephen P. Greggo -- Managed long-term care / Richard W. Olson -- The impact of changes in health care delivery on minority communities / Frank E. Staggers, Sr., and Barbara C. Staggers -- The impact of managed care on malpractice / Janet E. Michael -- Part V. Assessing alternatives -- Meeting the needs of poor persons under managed care / James M. Hussey -- Funding health care through the church / Alieta Eck -- Physician unions : guardians of the covenant or keepers of the contract? / Mary B. Adam -- Emerging alternative therapies / Donal P. O'Mathuna -- Conclusion : change health care-- a British point of view / Stuart Horner. edited by John F. Kilner, Robert D. Orr, Judith Allen Shelly. Includes bibliographical references and index. Managed care plans (Medical care) Moral and ethical aspects Christian ethics RA413 .C465 1998 362.1/04258 0802845339 (pbk. : alk. paper) 98022481 DLC 980427 20140905163708.0 2615297