Value based competition in health care’s ethical drawbacks and the need for a values-driven approach

Abstract Value Based competition in Health Care (VBHC) has become a guiding principle in the quest for high quality health care for acceptable costs. Current literature lacks substantial ethical evaluation of VBHC. In this paper we describe how a single-minded focus on VBHC may cause serious infring...

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Main Authors: A. Stef Groenewoud, Gert P. Westert, Jan A. M. Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4081-6