https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2021/06/23/doctor-patient-relationships-i-dont-babysit-i-want-to-empower/ Everything you always wanted to know about the Health Care system. But were afraid to ask. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2021/06/23/doctor-patient-relationships-i-dont-babysit-i-want-to-empower/#comment-1202956 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:54:13 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=100541#comment-1202956 What you say all makes perfect sense to me, especially for relatively well educated patients willing to take an active role in their own care management. However, I’ve heard way too many doctors tell me that their number one priority is to stay out of court and doing more testing and face to face interaction rather than less helps them do that. I don’t think the fear of litigation is nearly as great in other countries including those in Western Europe, Canada, and, especially, Asia. From a cost standpoint, the good news is that primary care accounts for a relatively small part of overall healthcare costs even within the physician and clinical services subset of care. The adequacy of the supply of doctors, particularly in rural areas, is a separate issue though I wonder if NP’s and PA’s can provide “good enough” care for stable patients who can help manage their own care.

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