Ethics and Rationing of HC Flashcards
beneficience
the obligation of health care providers to do good
non maleficence
duty of health care providers to do no harm
autonomy
right of its to make choice regarding their health
justice
treating everyone fair
distributive justice
fair allocation of benefits and costs in society.
belief that health care is a privilege vs. a right
inequality
unequal access to opportunites
equality
evenly distributed tools and assistance
equity
custom tools that identify and address inequality
justice
fixing the system to offer equal access to both tools and opportunities
(solving the underlying issue)
rationing
precise usage
limitations of resources,including money, going to medical care such that not all care expected to be beneficial is provided to all patients, and distribution of these limitsd these resources in a fair manner
fiscal scarcity
money available in health sector is restricted
is all cost control rationing?
NO
is
Painless cost control
rationing?
not rationing.
no limitation is placed on medical care expected to be beneficial
is painful cost control rationing?
may require rationing
because limits are placed on medical care expected to be beneficial
how to ration
medical effectiveness
cost effectiveness.
either way, use less costly option
