Sandeep Jauhar, interviewing a cardiologist: “‘When I started in practice, I wanted to do the right thing,’ he told me matter-of-factly. ‘A young woman would come in with palpitations. I’d tell her she was fine. But then I realized that she’d just go down the street to another physician and he’d order all the tests anyway: echocardiogram, stress test, Holter monitor “” stuff she didn’t really need. Then she’d go around and tell her friends what a great doctor “” a thorough doctor “” the other cardiologist was.
‘I tried to practice ethical medicine, but it didn’t help. It didn’t pay, both from a financial and a reputation standpoint.’”
