{"id":12914,"date":"1997-12-14T19:45:00","date_gmt":"1997-12-15T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12914"},"modified":"2023-02-03T18:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T02:53:59","slug":"conscience-and-conscientious-actions-in-the-context-of-mcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12914","title":{"rendered":"Conscience and Conscientious Actions in the Context of MCOs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">James F Childress<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kennedyintethicsj.jpg\" alt=\"Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal\" class=\"wp-image-12670\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>Managed care organizations can produce conflicts of obligation and conflicts of interest that may lead to problems of conscience for health care professionals. This paper provides a basis for understanding the notions of conscience and conscientious objection and offers a framework for clinicians to stake out positions grounded in personal conscience as a way for them to respond to unacceptable pressures from managers to limit services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Childress JF. <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/18562\">Conscience and Conscientious Actions in the Context of MCOs<\/a>. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 1997 Dec;7(4):403-411. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James F Childress AbstractManaged care organizations can produce conflicts of obligation and conflicts of interest that may lead to problems of conscience for health care professionals. 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