6. Code of ethics is not applicable to Medical Doctors. ( This statement is right or wrong Explain the reason)
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Medical ethics involves examining a specific problem, usually a clinical case, and using values, facts, and logic to decide what the best course of action should be.
Some ethical problems are fairly straightforward, such as determining right from wrong. But others can also be more perplexing, such as deciding between two "rights"—two values that are in conflict with each other—or deciding between two different value systems, such as the patient's versus the doctor's.
Doctors may deal with a great variety of perplexing ethical problems even in a small medical practice. Here are some common problems identified in a 2016 Medscape survey, where at least some physicians held different opinions [1] :
Withholding treatment to meet an organization's budget, or because of insurance policies;
- Accepting money from pharmaceutical or device manufacturers;
- Upcoding to get treatment covered;
- Getting romantically involved with a patient or family member;
- Covering up a mistake;
- Reporting an impaired colleague;
- Cherry-picking patients;
- Prescribing a placebo;
- Practicing defensive medicine to avoid malpractice lawsuits;
- Dropping insurers; and
Breaching patient confidentiality owing to a health risk. Professional standards are a way to provide some guidance on ethical problems, but they cannot address every issue, and they may not address troubling nuances, such as reconciling two conflicting values.
Answer:
A doctor must follow the medical ethics listed below:
A doctor should work selflessly.
He/ she should try to save the patient without taking into account the nationality, colour, caste or creed of the patient.
The doctor should try his best to save the patient and put all his knowledge to work.