If doctors dont have time to spend with their patients, why is the average patient visit getting longer? - Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform."

11/20/2009

If doctors don’t have time to spend with their patients, why is the average patient visit getting longer?

Food for thought.

But as it turns out, the amount of time primary-care docs spend with each patient actually increased a little bit between 1997 and 2005, according to an analysis published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Source: Primary Care Doctor Visits, 1997-2005 - Health Blog - WSJ

Posted on 11/20/2009 at 11:13 AM in Healthcare Reform, Medical Malpractice | Permalink

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Justinian Lane - Commentary on law, politics, and tort "reform."

Tort reform is a scam that punishes people to protect profits.

11/20/2009