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The Deteriorated Doctor-Patient Relationship

  • March 10, 2004

Why has the doctor-patient relationship degenerated to the point where it needs healing? The main reason is that we are using a system that relies on drugs and surgery to treat symptoms as opposed to the underlying cause of the disease. This allows many diseases to progress to chronic crippling conditions. Caring for those conditions requires more interaction with the doctor. On top of that, the managed care system has whittled the time a doctor can spend with each patient. It's harder today...