Ethics Practice: Doctors Mobey, Oak, and Chesterfield
practice for several years. Mohey and Oak are family practice physicians, and
Chesterfield is a general surgeon. Chesterfield receives many referrals for
surgery from his family practice partners. Upon the partnership’s original
formation , the three doctors agreed to a two-part formula to share income.
Every month each doctor receives a salary allowance of 3,000. Additional income
is divided according to percent of patient charges the doctors generated for
The groups income for the month is 50,000. Chesterfield has expressed dissatisfaction
with the income sharing formula and asks that income be split entirely on
patient charge percents
1. Compute
the income allocation for the current month using the original agreement.
2. Compute
the income allocation for the current month using Chesterfield’s proposed
agreement.
3. Identify
the ethical components of the partnership decision for the doctors.
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