Professionalism Redundant, Reshaped, or Reinvigorated? Realizing the "Third Logic" in Contemporary Health Care.

A behavioral and systems view of professionalism.

Professionalism may not be sufficient to drive the profound and far-reaching changes needed in the US health care system, but without it, the health care enterprise is lost. Formal statements defining professionalism have been abstract and principle based, without a clear description of what professional behaviors look like in practice. This article proposes a behavioral and systems view of pro...

Why Even the Logic of Re-Defined Choice May Still Contradict the Logic of Care in Public Health Systems?

The impact of professionalism on job ethics through job satisfaction as mediator variable: A literature review

Introduction: Professionalism is a main element of health care organizations in new age. Professionalism has several characteristics, including specialization, job ethics and job commitment that can lead to employees’ job satisfaction. The aim of this research is to determine and analyze of professionalism phyilosophy among health care organizations and its relationship with specialization and ...

Medical professionalism on television: student perceptions and pedagogical implications.

Previous research has pointed to the role television can play in informing health practices and beliefs. Within the academic setting in particular, some educators have raised concerns about the influence of medical dramas on students. Less research, however, draws on the perspectives of students, and this study therefore explores medical students' perceptions of medical practice and professiona...

Economic analysis in health care antitrust.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has been very active in enforcing antitrust laws in the health care field for the past two decades. The staff has investigated a wide variety of cases covering a broad range of restrictions on competition. These cases can be divided into three basic types of cases in health care: (1) mergers and acquisitions, (2) horizontal restraints cases or ag...