Are doctors corrupted by the money??

doctor are not to blame as this happens out of market dynamics.Now as the supply of medicines has outpaced demand,pharma companies are not only competing on the basis of services but also caring.The care part spreads to all kinds of obligations including monetisation of every prescription.I feel, in such a scenario govt support to medical institutes in terms of subsidised fees and tax rebates ,are to be discussed so the feeling  that  we are giving these doctors lots of financial support  but in return they are acting like any citizen of the society.Draw a balance so that there is no hard feelings.Also i will also say that whatever happens ,doctors dont compromise on their patient's health.

Yes, but they are not alone.

If the race is to run after money, regardless of fouls committed in race why single out Doctors. They are still not reflecting full capability in fouled race as there still are many who follow hipocrates oath to last word. Can we as well safely say the same about people in governance about their respective oath.      

What most appear failing to take notice to is danger from potholes in road, thanks to corrupt engineer or contractor or missing nuts and bolts in safety mechanism which are as much or even more lethal. We tend to ignore all indirect consequences of corruption.

Being a part of Healthcare / Life sciences industry I can say ......Yes very much, it is as good as saying " Are our Politicians corrupt"....... we all know reality!!!!!

Do we not know ???

I support this side views posted by friends.

Thanks for the referral Ms. Bindu Narayan.

We should stick to the point IMO. Understanding is classifying or, if you prefer - distinguishing.

In today`s context very rarely we come across a Doctor who is not money minded.All unethical practices are in the ethical trade is a sad fact that has to be accepted.

No doubt! who is not corrupt in India? India gone materialist way. How it comes is not the important but How much you have is. And doctors are not different from it.

 There are lot of ways to do it, cut from pharmacy store,Lab, promo from Pharma, unnecessary tests med. After all he has to foot/recover the his educational expenditure which is exorbitant and corrupt.Oh! insurance,welcome cow to be milked generously. Clinical trial is one more guinea pig.

  He has to cover the crores of investments made to run nursing home, at least cover the interest to be paid ete by any (dubious) means,  opting for only expensive ways of operations, tests ...

  Of course he needs to maintain high standard of lifestyle in fast moving  India. When no one is or was prosecuted for this practice it is all encouraging and tempting to dare. without proof and papers Patients are moot guinea pig in lawless India.                            

to some extent like many dept.because all doctors do not came fr. govt. medical colleges this does not mean for those drs.which came fr. pvt. medical college necessarily

The power they have is the power on life. This can make they feel supernatural. And beyond rules.

The fact is that the necessary premise of any true health care is compassion towards a peer being under common rules, not towards an inferior one from above the treetops.

That's to say that medicine will be acceptable when it gets to be a "specific field of right" before anything else and it is payed between normal people, both physicians and patients.

To do this, the key is to prevent that any healthcarers could simply think to have special powers as far as to be always thanked just for existing.

Promotional lobbying is legal in America.  We cant call it as corruption.  But, as far as India is concerned it is corrupt practice.  Promoting  drugs is not a sin.  But, what is unethical here is doctors prescribing the medicines in huge quantity  though they are not even required for the cure of the ailment.  Its kind of aggressive promotion.  There is an allegation that doctors are prescribing costly investigation tests even for a small ailment and exploiting the patients and their family duly conniving with the pathological laboratories.  People are scared about Hospitals and doctors.  

I support your view, UBAIDUR.

Many of them doing business of selling body parts of poor patients & making

crors from them.

Money is the thing that everybody in the world wants.Money sometimes makes one do unsavory things for EX:Match Fixing.However I agree with Bindu that the Pharmaceuticals should legitimize the fess paid to Doctors by making it official like say Professional services rendered.Doctors are highly respected all over the world for saving lives and should continue doing so unaffected by such allegations and keep their slate clean