All Articles by JC, MD
Dr. JC is a medical doctor who has a passion for health promotion and education.
Should Doctors Unionize?
In this time of financial strain on physicians and the government reimbursement system we once again need to address the question -- should doctors unionize?Recently, a group of physician picketed Capitol Hill to denounce continue reimbursement cuts. This results in a temporary stay of a planned 20% cut for next year. As many doctors will agree, we are facing difficult times and many physicians are looking at other ways to create income to support their practice and their families.
Ethics 101 – Patients Who Hide The Truth
In this series of posts we are examining the ethics behind medicine. This includes the entire ethical spectrum of behavior by doctors, patients, nurses, and the entire medical system. Here we present another case scenario about a patient.A 36 year old man presents to his plastic surgeon for cosmetic deformity. He would like a rhinoplasty for his nose. This is something that he has always wanted done. His plastic surgeon asks him why he wants the surgery as he is a good looking guy who is fit with good self esteem. His surgeon asks him if he has ever had plastic surgery before. The patient says no. Thus the surgery is scheduled and both the doctor and patient agree to proceed.
Medicine and the Law – Part 4: Informed Consent
In my previous posts about Medicine and the Law we talked about the elements necessary for a patient-physician relationship -- contract and consent as well as medical malpractice. We then went on to discuss causation and the different types. Continuing on in this series let's talk about informed consent. Failure to obtain informed consent is a leading cause of malpractice claim.Informed consent essentially is documented written or verbal permission from a patient to receive treatment or undergo a procedure.
Ethics 101: The Doctor Is Out To Dinner
In an effort to make this blog more interactive, I've decided to start a new series of posts focusing on Ethics and Medicine. In this series I will post a series of cases and see what my readers think. Some of these will focus on the ethics of the doctor, some the patient, the hospital, and other the health care system in general. I hope you enjoy the series and feel free to let me know what you think.In a fit of rage, a thirty year old otherwise healthy man punches a hole through his window. He's been arguing with his girlfriend over the telephone and finally loses his cool. He bleeds profusely from his arm and there are obvious glass shards stuck in his skin. He drives to the local ER because he is worried that he has done some serious damage to his hand.
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