Internship Begins
In exactly one hour, my nameplate shall henceforth be color red. Along with several of my classmates, 7:00 am of today marks zero hour – that time wherein the outgoing interns of UP-PGH Class 2007 shall endorse their patients (for the last time as interns) to the incoming interns of UP-PGH Class 2008. No more [...]
Synthesis
(Last Part of Stateside Healthcare: Art, Science, and Commerce?) Even with the professional capabilities, technical considerations, and scientific advances of medical practice in the clinical setting, a US physician cannot dissociate him/herself from the material realities of cost and production in healthcare delivery. What is important is that no matter how strong the market forces [...]
Health as Wealth: Managed Care
(Part 7 of Stateside Healthcare: Art, Science, and Commerce?) Coming from that issue on medical malpractice and physicians practicing defensive medicine, it then becomes important for someone to be able to pay for all services rendered. This is where healthcare insurance comes in, and managed care systems such as the one KSC is practicing takes [...]
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