Managed Care and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

This 8-page paper addresses problems inherent in managed care and the deleterious effects on the doctor-patient relationship as a result of the HMO model. The problem of gag rules is a major part of the discussion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

As one learns about all of the wonders of modern technologies, how would you respond (positive or negative, and why) to Dr. Victoria Sweet who wrote: In trying to get control of healthcare costs by emphasizing “efficiency,” we’ve headed down a wrong path. Medicine works best—that is, arrives at the right diagnosis and the right treatment for the least cost—when the doctor has enough time to do a good job, and pays attention not only to the patient but to what’s around the patient. Dr. Sweet calls this approach Slow Medicine, and she believes that, put into wider practice, it would be not only more satisfying for patient and doctor, but also less expensive.
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