Artigo Revisado por pares

How to solve the crisis behind Bribegate for Chinese doctors

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 379; Issue: 9812 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60137-2

ISSN

1474-547X

Autores

Zhiping Yang, Daiming Fan,

Tópico(s)

Global Maternal and Child Health

Resumo

Recently, China's Ministry of Health has continually declared 1 Anon. China to step up crackdown on bribery in hospitals, medical industry: report. English.xinhuanet.com Nov 17, 2010. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-11/17/c_13610555.htm (accessed Nov 17, 2010). Google Scholar that it will intensify its crackdown on bribery in hospitals, after news of a corruption scandal involving dozens of doctors in east China broke. An online post 2 Qiu L Zhang L Exposure of posts by many hospitals in Hangzhou, dozens of doctors kickbacks. China Daily. http://www.china-daily.org/China-News/Exposure-of-posts-by-many-hospitals-in-Hangzhou-dozens-of-doctors-kickbacksDate: Nov 11, 2010 Google Scholar on Nov 15, 2010 alleged that dozens of doctors at several hospitals in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, were taking bribes from a health-care company. The doctors were said to have taken cash, motor oil, shopping cards, and digital cameras from a local medical device company, duly buying the company's products in return. The blogger, under the name of CCTV9090, said that he had learned of this situation from a memory stick that he happened to find on a bus. Ten pictures were also published, in which the names of doctors and the kickbacks they allegedly took could be seen clearly. 3 Cang W Shan J Hospital scam sparks crackdown. China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/2010-11/18/content_11570080.htmDate: Nov 18, 2010 Google Scholar The public reacted angrily toward the doctors listed in the post, saying that they seriously undermined people's confidence in and image of medical professionals, although insiders said it was an institutional problem.

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