November 2009
3 posts
“universal health care will be doomed if there are not enough primary care...”
– Doctor and Patient - Primary Care’s Image Problem - NYTimes.com
So true, but not the whole story.
The JAMA study of medical students cited in the article describes medical students looking at the impossible pressures and manifest misery of the typical primary care physician. 98% of those medical...
Headed to the emergency room? Bring a book. →
Is it crowds of poor people using the ER as their source of primary care? No….
“The researchers conclude that poor, uninsured patients aren’t to blame.”
It turns out that while wait times have increased and the proportion of people going to the ER have increased over time, the proportion of poor folks going has remained the same.
So what’s behind this?
“…it...
The Rules of Cancer - Well Blog - NYTimes.com →
A wonderful example of someone who totally gets the power of a collaborative relationship in health care.
Health care is so much more than tests and diagnoses; it is about real and complex people. To honor the essence of our profession we must get off the hamster wheel.