Disloyal competition among Bulgarian general practitioners.
| dc.contributor.author | Ivanova, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tufkova, S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-07T13:24:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-05-07T13:24:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-06 | |
| dc.description | Address for correspondence Miglena Frantova Ivanova Department of Health Care, Management & General Medicine Medical University 15 A “Vasil Aprilov“ blv. 4000 Plovdiv Bulgaria +35932602484 359889273426 e-mail: miglena_frantova@yahoo.com | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | With market economy established in primary health care, new ethical problems arise. The increasing competition for a greater market share of patients among general practitioners poses a danger of its mutation into various non-correct forms. This study is aimed at establishing the presence of disloyal competition among general practitioners (GPs) regarding patients registration with GP practices. The need for new ethical and legal regulations in this sphere is obvious. 221 general medicine practices in several municipalities of Bulgaria were included in this study. The method of the direct individual questionnaire was employed. There is data regarding the illegal enlistment of patients with GP practices through patients’ personal data misuse. Professional relations among physicians lack the corresponding level of trust. The Ethical Code of Bulgarian Physicians requires adoption of new principles for loyal competition as well as rules for good medical practice in the condi-tions of the health care market. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | M. Ivanova and S. Tufkova. Disloyal competition among Bulgarian general practitioners - Acta Medica Bulgarica, 35, 2008, № 1, 53-59. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0324-1750 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10861/151 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Централна медицинска библиотека, МУ София / Central Medical Library - MU Sofia | en_US |
| dc.subject | health care market, general practitioners, stealing of patients, disloyal competition. | en_US |
| dc.title | Disloyal competition among Bulgarian general practitioners. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |