Fee splitting
Fee splitting
Fee splitting (pronounced: fee split-ting) is a practice in the medical profession where a physician divides the professional fee with another physician who has referred a patient. This practice is considered unethical and illegal in many jurisdictions due to the potential for conflicts of interest and exploitation of patients.
Etymology
The term "fee splitting" originates from the English words "fee", which refers to a payment made to a professional for their services, and "splitting", which means to divide or separate. The term thus refers to the division of a professional fee between two or more parties.
Related Terms
- Referral (medicine): The process of directing or redirecting (as a medical case or a patient) to an appropriate specialist or agency for definitive treatment.
- Kickback (bribery): A form of negotiated bribery in which a commission is paid to the bribe-taker in exchange for services rendered.
- Conflict of interest: A situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another.
- Medical ethics: An applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research.
See also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fee splitting
- Wikipedia's article - Fee splitting
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