You're again exactly correct, Maurice. The days when physicians could be trusted advisors and providers rather than fiscally-driven entrepreneurs are over. Sad.
Again, excellent point Dr. Bernstein. The acceptance as ubiquitous is not to say acceptable. In large part, physicians are affecting a de facto change of the doctor-patient relationship from one of fi duciary...
Dr. McMillan makes an important point that conflicts of interest are neither inherently good nor bad. The problem in medicine is that the conflicts are simultaneously intrinsic and largely irremediabl e...
Most clinical research always involves an irremediable conflict of interest. The fact that a patient is subjected to blinded "therapy" with potentially...
Great question Maurice. It's largely irrelevant whether it's part of the human condition or just an intrinsic trait of reprehensible juvenile delinquents. The essence of professionalism is being held to...
I'm going to offer a slightly different perspective. The relationship you have with this new doctor is probably irremediably flawed. You obviously don't trust or don't believe his explanation for addi tional...
Great response Martin. You actually hit the one point I needed to clarify. Some would say that when a physician re-directs or answers a different question that's not strictly truth but only "truthy." Physicians...
Another interesting question. Physicians generally treat individuals- not groups or families. A physician's fiduciary duty is to the patient. That's not reconcilable with any degree of dishonesty wit h...
Excellent questions. These require reference in most cases to the laws as well as the relevant rules and regulations of executive agencies in the physician's jurisdiction.
The belief that homeopathic medicine is effective, beyond placebo effect, requires the complete abandonment of recognized scientific principles. This is particularly true in the case of "strong" homeo pathic...
No physician is compelled, at least not yet, in the US to treat any particular patient outside of specific contractual obligations incurred by vir tue...
The physical examination is like every other- it's only of value in the context of the clinician's knowledge and ability to interpret the results. It's a bit like eth ics...
I'll offer some potentially unpopular thoughts.
First rape is defined by statute. In some jurisdictions a husband is legally incapable of rape- other crimes perhaps but rape no.
Second- m arriage...
The decision to bill must be made in most cases based on the controlling contract with the third-party payer. Since most patients have some form of payment then providers must adhere to whatever we'v e...
I'll start with the obvious aside: Rappaz was apparently convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction in a country with a democratically elected government. He likely had the opportunity to particip ate...
The question raises a far broader, and generally neglected, fact. Everyone is terminally ill. Each of us no matter what our age or health will die. Good health, while more enjoyable, is simply the slo west...