'Off the pedestal' is a fine place for physicians to be

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Doctors and patients often hold different values regarding healthcare delivery. Physicians often value medical technologies and status while patient are concerned with personalized care and medical accessability. Doctor should make healthcare more inviting, while maintaining quality standards, to increase patients views of the medical profession.

Evaluation, Practice, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Patients

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Hospitals hiring physicians can be bad deal for both

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Hospitals often lose financially by buying out physican practices; they frequently pay doctors much more than they could earn in private prctice. In addition, physicians lose their patient bases, and thus some of their value in the healthcare system. In addition, the physician sacrifices flexibility and autonomy.

Hospitals, Officials and employees, Employment

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