Implementing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that use advanced technologies in clinical practice has made medicine assume the responsibility of rationally using these modern and scarce resources. The development of managed health care has contributed to the emergence of ethical dilemmas that go beyond the ability of business ethics or bioethics alone to find answers.
This article examines the existing literature on the importance of overlapping bioethics and business ethics in crafting the moral foundations of managed care.
A scoping review was carried out with an analysis of articles published on the theme "Bioethics" and "Business Ethics" related to health organizations and health management.
The search identified 156 articles. After applying the eligibility criteria, 11 articles were selected.
The 11 articles highlighted the economics of health and health as a type of business. They presented the objective of demonstrating the importance of overlapping the disciplines of bioethics and business ethics in forming the ethos on which the health system will be based in this market economy context.
This scoping review reinforces the importance of the approach of bioethics and business ethics in health management.
Keywords:
bioethics, business ethics, organizational ethics, health organizations, managed care
Ovidio, R. A. ., Ovidio, E. M. M. ., Rego, F. ., & Rego, G. . (2025). The importance of overlapping bioethics and business ethics in managed care: A scoping review. Acta Bioethica, 31(1), 125–136. Retrieved from https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/78377
