" P in a Pod " :(Physician Owned Distributorship): Physicians as Investors and Distributors in the Gadget Placed in Your Spine

< br / > < br / > < br / > < br / > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5XZ9KCHz1X8/U6DB3edU2qI/AAAAAAAAD-g/x_PUq7QkMB4/s1600/PHYSICIAN+IN+A+PEA+POD.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " src= " http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5XZ9KCHz1X8/U6DB3edU2qI/AAAAAAAAD-g/x_PUq7QkMB4/s1600/PHYSICIAN+IN+A+PEA+POD.jpg " height= " 217 " width= " 400 " / > < /a > < /div > < br / > < br / > < br / > < br / > < span style= " background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; " > If you have chronic back pain and your doctor refers you to an orthopedic surgeon who tells you that he or she can relieve the pain by inserting an appliance in your spine, there is a worry that the surgeon may be offering the surgery mainly for the surgeon ' s financial interest in that very appliance. & nbsp; < /span > < br / > < br / > < div class= " MsoNormal " > < span style= " background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; " > What is " Physician Owned Distributorship " (POD) and what is its significance to medical practice and the ethical and lawful behavior of the profession? & nbsp; To get some insight into the POD and its current status, what follows is an explanation as copied from an investigation published by < a href= " http://projects.scpr.org/static/longreads/selling-the-spine/ " > Radio Station KPCC as part of the station ' s full presentatio...

Source: Bioethics Discussion Blog - June 17, 2014 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: blogs