tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2694822185932524193.post4255364654186873397..comments2023-12-27T06:31:50.532-05:00Comments on Health Management Rx: Labor of LoveJen S McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280837167883024960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2694822185932524193.post-47173117626563401602007-09-08T10:20:00.000-04:002007-09-08T10:20:00.000-04:00I think your point is an important one. I approach...I think your point is an important one. I approach this issue from the perspective of a patient. I have been hospitalized on 4 occasions due to recurring heart problems. It is my observation that starry-eyed individuals enter the medical field, with a view to making a difference. Once there however, they find that there is much more work than they have the time or energy to complete. Furthermore, that much of what they do seems unrelated to patient care, such as documentation and internal politics. Unfortunately I believe this is more a general workplace symptom rather than something unique to healthcare or the hospital environment. When people gather together in pursuit of a common goal, no matter how laudable, the mob mentality takes over and hierarchies develop. This leads to morale problems and lack of organization. Eventually, the original goal of the group becomes obscured and the subject of the work-in this case the patient-suffers. <BR/><BR/>The only way I see out of this problem is to shift society's focus away from interventional healthcare to preventive health management. Idealistically, this would eventually force the closure of many hospitals due to the lack of clientele and those still interested in helping others would re-align their efforts as individual consultants, like nutritionists and exercise therapists. This would dismantle the healthcare system as we know it, de-centralizing health maintenance and bringing practitioners back into the home, like in the old days of the visiting doctor. A quaint notion, but not all together unrealistic I think.<BR/><BR/>Please visit my site:<BR/><BR/>www.laughinglime.com<BR/><BR/>I belive there is much you will find of interest there.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>MarkMark Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150058754094570400noreply@blogger.com