Many Physicians at Cancer Centers Encouraged To Solicit Donations From Patients, Study Finds
Development offices at many major cancer centers are instructing physicians on how to solicit donations from patients as part of fundraising efforts, according to study published on Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The researchers found that nearly one-half of physicians had been taught how to identify high-income patients, one-third had been asked to solicit donations for their institution directly -- with about half refusing to do so -- and 3% had been told they would receive payment if a patient donated.
- "A New Effort Has Doctors Turn Patients Into Donors" (Kolata, New York Times, 9/28).