Does medicine need a cultural change?
I read an article in Minnesota Physician about Accountable Care Organizations and I came across and interesting quote:
Dr. David Thorson, MD: “I think it is trying to get physicians to realize that the way we provide care needs to change. I don’t think there’s any question that we can’t continue to do what we’ve been doing and have a healthcare system that will stay afloat. the government is trying to do a technical change to force cultural change within clinics. And cultural change is hard. Technical change is a lot easier. The thing we talk about all the time is how we have to change the culture of how we deliver care. This is an awkward time because we’re trying to change culture before payment has been changed. It’s taking a very big leap of faith.”
I found the idea of a cultural change in the medical community to be a very intriguing idea. What do you think, dear readers? Is a cultural change what is needed? If so, what would that change be, and how would we make it happen? Type your answers into the comments!
