The Profession Formerly Known As Medicine

Frazzled Doctor Hits The Sauce

To estrange themselves further from their calling, doctors bow as never before to the state and the corporation.

They grovel before the altar of the “electronic health record,” or EHR, a corporate creation that widgetizes and dehumanizes doctor and patient. In 2016, MDs spent almost 40% of their patient care time (now surely higher) pecking on computers. No wonder they retire or leap from ledges.

The Profession Formerly Known As Medicine – The American Mind