The Story Space Between Physician and Patient
The healthcare mess just seems to be growing into a what appears to be a bigger and bigger train wreck bound to happen, fueled by the ridiculously black-and-whi...
Category: physician-patient relationship
electronic medical records/health care reform/overuse of technology/patient-centered care/physician-patient relationship
Useless Access to Patient Data
Patient access to their own health care data has snagged center stage for some time. Now there is a movement to make lab tests directly available to patients. S...
evidence-based medicine/patient-centered care/physician-patient relationship/separation of church and state/simplistic solutions to complex problems
Distrust of the System
The fear of vaccinations for children has been with the U.S. health care system for many years. Indeed, Michael C. Dorf reminds us: “Skepticism of orthodox medi...
How Much Does a Clinic Visit Cost?
Patients should be able to ask their clinics how much a patient visit costs, but patients should also be encourgaged to put the price of a clinic visit in conte...
art of medicine/big business medicine/electronic medical records/evidence-based medicine/health care reform/physician-patient relationship/simplistic solutions to complex problems
The Flaws in “Evidence-Based” Medicine
These days the moniker “evidence-based” has been attached to almost any statement about the practice of medicine and health care reform. Since a goodly number o...
