Hidden bedside rationing in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey among physicians in internal medicine

Abstract Background Healthcare rationing can be defined as withholding beneficial care for cost reasons. One form in particular, hidden bedside rationing, is problematic because it may result in conflicting loyalties for physicians, unfair inequality among patients and illegitimate distribution of resources. Our aim is to establish whether bedside rationing occurs in the Netherlands, whether it qualifies as hidden and what physician characteristics are associated with its practice. Methods Cross-sectional online questionnaire on knowledge of -, experience with -, and opinion on rationing among... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ursula W. de Ruijter
Hester F. Lingsma
Willem A. Bax
Johan Legemaate
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: BMC
Schlagwörter: Healthcare rationing / Bedside rationing / Dutch healthcare system / Choice limitation / Democratic deliberation / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28984701
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06229-2