NYT > Health April 29, 2010 1:43 PM by By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Physicians devote as much as a third of their yearly income to interactions with health plans; no wonder so many are unhappy. Doctors Medicine and Health Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Doctor and Patient: Fueling the Anger of… [Read more…]
April 29, 2010
From The New York Times: Study Shows ‘Invisible’ Burden of Family Doctors A report shows that family doctors, paid by the visit, perform many hours of uncompensated follow-up work. http://nyti.ms/9j8ewq
April 23, 2010
From The New York Times: DOCTOR AND PATIENT: An Unforeseen Complication of Electronic Medical Records Learning to juggle computers in the exam room can have unexpected consequences for doctor-patient relations. http://nyti.ms/ac51jF
March 5, 2009
Last month, a physician who serves as an ethics consultant told me about a growing concern in her hospital. Doctors and nurses “feel trapped,” she said, by the competing demands of administrators, insurance companies, lawyers, patients’ families and even one another. “And they are forced to compromise on what they believe is right for patients.”
March 1, 2007
In the US, when patients talk about wanting to avoid physicians they usually mean that they do not like the long waits, the extensive paperwork or the insurance hassles. However back home, when people talk about not wanting to go to a doctor’s office they are usually dreading doctors per se (apart from financial reasons).… [Read more…]
December 5, 2006
As a physician trained in the US I can testify to the grueling work hours during my residency training. It can take a toll on your health, your personal life and above all quality of medical care imparted to your patients.
February 4, 2006
A recent NY Times article discusses the use of non-traditional medicine and Alternative therapies in the US. They cite distrust in physicians as a possible cause. I certainly disagree with this premise. The use of alternative medicine has been a part of every culture and stems more from ignorance. However, it also stems from unavailability… [Read more…]
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