ACP financial profit paper wins John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize
“Financial Profit in Medicine: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians” was recognized as one of the best articles written in peer-reviewed journals on pressing issues facing the medical profession in 2021.
An ACP position paper won the John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize for commentary, as announced by the ABIM Foundation. “Financial Profit in Medicine: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians” was recognized as one of the best articles written in peer-reviewed journals on pressing issues facing the medical profession in 2021.
ACP congratulates authors Ryan Crowley, ACP Senior Associate in Health Policy; Omar Atiq, MD, FACP; and David Hilden, MD, FACP, as well as the rest of ACP's Health and Public Policy Committee for their contributions to the paper. The paper considers the effect of the growth of corporate interests and influence in health care on patients, physicians, and the health care system and makes a set of recommendations for policies that can foster and sustain the patient-physician relationship.