What happened to patient-centered, compassionate medicine?
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on November 28th, 2009 in Caregiver's Corner, Doctors, Emotional Issues, Family, Health Care Policy, Linked Articles.
In the ongoing debate about health care reform, we often speak about access to health care, but there is another element to the debate that is equally important — what kind of care are you getting?
Health care is built upon the doctor/patient relationship, but that crucial relationship has changed drastically over the last decade. Without that fundamental building block, the practice of medicine suffers greatly.
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What happened to patient-centered, compassionate medicine?
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