I walked into the exam room and introduced myself to the new patient waiting there. He immediately told me that he was only there to
Category: Healthcare Policy/Healthcare System
Patients hold very powerful roles in the healthcare system currently. However, that strength is not controlled by them but by other entities who are calculating
Healthcare represents one of the biggest expenditures in the US economy. As such, it seems everyone wants to grab a piece of the profits. Some
For decades, researchers toiled away to find cures for cancers. And doctors on the front-lines of cancer treatment succeeded in eliminating cancer from many patients.
Patients are people. They are not diagnoses, data, clinical outcomes, metrics, or numbers. All too often those working in the healthcare industry forget that fact.
When a patient sees the doctor for whatever reason, there is an expectation about who is in charge of any healthcare decisions. Few would argue