1. Is it ever acceptable to break patient confidentiality if you know that the patient’s health status may be harming others?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
2. Would you ever discuss patient information in situations that did not fully protect their privacy, for example, socially or while talking with doctors about subjects not related to the patient?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
3. Would you ever hide information from a patient about a terminal or pre-terminal diagnosis in an effort to bolster their spirits or attitude?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
4. Is it acceptable to perform a procedure that isn’t medically warranted, for reason of defensive medicine?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
5. Would you ever prescribe a treatment that was a placebo, simply because the patient wanted treatment?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
6. Would you refer a patient to a physician simply to return a favor to the doctor, when you didn’t think that person was the best qualified?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
7. If a physician friend or colleague were impaired (alcohol, drugs, or illness) or was no longer competent, and he or she ignored your warnings to get help, would you report that person to a superior or the state medical association?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
8. Is it ever acceptable to overstate or falsify a patient’s condition when submitting claims or seeking prior authorization?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
9. Would you feel conflicted about dropping insurers that don’t pay well, even though some longtime patients would probably stop seeing you?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
10. Would you ever “fire” a “non-compliant” patient so that you could improve your pay-for-performance (P4P) or to stop dealing with patients who “overuse” resources on their capitation plans?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
11. Are there times when it’s acceptable to cover up or avoid revealing a mistake if that mistake would not cause harm to the patient?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
12. Are there times when it’s acceptable to cover up or avoid revealing a mistake if that mistake would potentially or likely harm the patient?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
13. Would you ever under-treat a patient’s pain because you were concerned about repercussions or because you believe that a patient – even a terminal patient – might become addicted?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
14. Would you ever recommend or give life-sustaining therapy when you judged that it was futile?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
15. Would you ever consider halting life sustaining therapy because of family demands, even if you felt that it was premature?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
16. Should physician-assisted suicide be allowed in some situations?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
17. Would you agree that you should refuse gifts or perks from pharmaceutical companies because they may influence your medical judgment?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
18. Could you become involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with a patient?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
19. Should it be legal for people to buy organs for transplant, if they would not be able to receive an organ by waiting their turn through the national databank?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
20. Would you perform an abortion in certain situations, even if it were against your beliefs?
_____ YES _____ NO _____ It Depends
