Medicine
What if the DMV were like the state medical board?
What it boils down to is the fact that the state medical board is a solely reactive and overtly political institution dependent almost entirely on complaints to deal with problem physicians. It’s likely that most of the complaints to the board are not legitimate or the investigation cannot find grounds to “punish” the physician (one […]
Concierge medicine; Is it better medical care?
A few readers commented on my last post about the “McDonaldization” of the practice of outpatient medicine and asked about the growth of so called “concierge (boutique) medicine” and if there was any data that it provides better care.
Simply put, concierge medicine is a new type of business model where instead of fee for service […]
The “McDonaldization” of the health care industry.
A recent AP poll found that Americans are amazingly impatient. The poll found that we can’t stand waiting in line more than 15 minutes or being put on hold more than 5 minutes. Why are we so spoiled (for lack of a better term)? This has to be a direct result of what sociologist George […]
Tyrannical State Medical Boards?
A few questions about state medical boards (To ponder).
Why do doctors fear the state medical board (esp. here in Texas)? The general perception among physicians is that the board’s primary motivation is political. While the board may claim that their primary mandate is to “protect the public” their real priorities lie not in protecting the […]
Americans unclear on what is a “right” and what in an entitlement.
According to a recent phone survey only one American in 1,000 was able to name all five rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. If you extrapolate this finding to the whole of the country then you find that only 300,000 Americans out of a population of about 3 million know all of their First Amendment […]
Medical Care and the Race Card.
It’s been known for quite a while that inequalities exist in the health of minorities vs. white Americans (Male African-American life expectancy is 7 years less than white Americans) and the causes have been proven to be tightly intertwined with poverty. Low socioeconomic status suffers the ills of poor health care access, lack of health […]
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