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America is at war with its doctors, and patients are the losers

Mona Kotecha, MD
Physician
May 19, 2013

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Not old enough to remember any sort of “glory day” in medicine, I still enjoy hearing from older colleagues who recount days when they were respected, paid fairly, and able to practice medicine autonomously at the highest and most uncompromising level. What was that like, I wonder?

For five years, I’ve been a busy practicing anesthesiologist. And for five years, I’ve listened …

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America is at war with its doctors, and patients are the losers

Is the era of patient centered care decidedly anti-physician?

Mona Kotecha, MD
Physician
April 2, 2013

I’m lucky to practice in a national regional anesthesiology center, a hospital with five dedicated nerve block suites, each with the latest in ultrasound equipment, nurses trained in conscious sedation, regional anesthesiology colleagues and infrastructure to support regional practitioners. It seems like there is so much we can do for patients, but really, there is only so much a physician can do. We need a little help from the patient …

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Is the era of patient centered care decidedly anti-physician?

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