A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity
by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | July 9th, 2009 | No responses
A good essay in the NYTimes.com which speaks to the rising commercialism of healthcare.
I didn’t bother to disillusion him, but the reality is that most doctors today, whether in academic or private practice, constantly have to think about money. Last January, Dr. Pamela Hartzband and Dr. Jerome Groopman, physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine that “price tags are being applied to every aspect of a doctor’s day, creating an acute awareness of costs and reimbursement.” And they added, “Today’s medical students are being inducted into a culture in which their profession is seen increasingly in financial terms.”
via Essay – A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity.
Related stories:
- Online doctor ratings pose threats to physicians
- Choosing a new primary care doctor: What the media is saying
- The doctor is in…in fact, they are everywhere.
- Dear Doctor: Here is half your money, take it or leave it
- Consumer choice in healthcare
