International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Codifying Physicians’ Fiduciary Duty to Rebuild Patient-Physician Trust in China

Document Type : Viewpoint

Authors
School of Law, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Keywords

Introduction


Trust is the foundation on which the effective delivery of medical care rests. Illness places patients in a position of vulnerability, and the uneven distribution of medical knowledge produces a marked information asymmetry between physician and patient. Because patients must rely on physicians throughout diagnosis and treatment, the relationship is bound together by trust.1 ...(Read more...)

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  • Received Date 17 March 2026
  • Revised Date 05 June 2026
  • Accepted Date 21 July 2026
  • First Published Date 22 July 2026
  • Published Date 22 July 2026