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Doctors as Advocates, Lawyers as HealersCharity ScottGeorgia State University - College of Law October, 20 2008 Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-08 Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, Vol. 29, 2008 Abstract: This essay explores some counterintuitive propositions to see what they may add to our understanding of the role of doctors and lawyers in health care conflict resolution. The essay first explains what is meant by a fiduciary relationship. It then discusses how taking this fiduciary concept seriously may unsettle part of our conventional views of doctors as healers and lawyers as advocates. Indeed, taking the fiduciary concept seriously may turn these views on their heads. Finally, this essay explores whether viewing doctors as advocates and lawyers as healers, consistent with our core understandings of the professional and ethical responsibilities of practitioners in each profession, might improve the prospects for conflict resolution in health care.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 69 Keywords: conflict resolution, doctors, health law, fiduciaries, professional responsibility, legal ethics, medical ethics JEL Classification: K00, K39, K30 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: October 27, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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