Bureaucratized shift-work is not good for doctors and it’s not good for patients. I don’t know what the solution will be. Primary care doctors are asking to be paid by the hour, not for piece work. That might help. The wealthy can afford concierge doctors. Maybe something will come out of the medical home concept. If doctors and patients get unhappy enough, perhaps a creative solution will evolve.
Tag Archive: doctor/patient relationship
Physician as lone practitioner
Are some diseases more prestigious than others?
Among medical specialties, some are more prestigious than others. You can generally tell which ones are more prestigious by how well they pay. Surgery and cardiology, for example, rank at the top of the prestige scale. Psychiatry and dermatology are near the bottom. One ...
Giving "alternative" a bad name
Source: Urban Acupuncture I'm generally sympathetic to the benefits of alternative therapies. That's not surprising given I've studied, practiced, and taught alternative therapies, in addition to having a PhD in the History of Science and Medicine. There are times, however, ...
Are women doctors safer?
Source: The Witch Doctor Nearly half of students in US medical schools are female. Studies show that, compared to their male counterparts, women doctors are friendlier, spend more time with their patients, and are less likely to be sued. According to Jorge Girotti of ...
Doctors in the trenches speak out – Part two
Source: Bill Moyers Journal Here's a second installment from the documentary Money-Driven Medicine. The producer, Alex Gibney, is an Oscar-winning filmmaker (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). ...
Contempt and compassion: The noncompliant patient
Source: Salvation Army "After I had berated the patient for his obvious failure to comply with my recommendations to correct his 'misbehavior,' he said, 'You know, doctor, there is more to life than good health.' These words have helped me rein in my sometimes overzealous ...
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