The future looks sanguine to no one

From: Medical Economics | Date: February 8, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Surprise: Your colleagues have a gloomy outlook on the future of health-care delivery. According to a poll by the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, physicians believe they'll have a tougher time providing health care in the next five years.

Some 70 percent of doctors expect greater limitations on services they render to patients. That was followed on their list of anticipated problems by too little time with patients, an inability to maintain relationships with patients, and difficulty ...

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