tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post2255465861228613841..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Is My Doctor Thinking of my Best Interest?Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-78941238755447278722015-05-03T09:50:13.928-04:002015-05-03T09:50:13.928-04:00Of course, physicians, like the rest of us have ov...Of course, physicians, like the rest of us have overt and unconscious biases. This will always be the case. We all need to do our best to acknowledge this and try not to let it interfere with our judgments. This is a struggle that teachers, police, judges, politicians, bankers, etc., all face. Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-4725115267195886512015-05-02T22:31:50.335-04:002015-05-02T22:31:50.335-04:00True, doctors are supposed to have a patient's...True, doctors are supposed to have a patient's best interest at heart and I think they delude themselves into believing they function like this. However, the Implicit Attitude Tests clearly illustrate that common bias and stereotypes significantly impact care decisions. Even doctors who have no acknowledged racial biases make decisions that harm a patient when they see a picture of a Black patient. Until we address systematic sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and agism, doctors won't be truly capable of thinking about the best interest of their patient.<br /><br />Additionally, I have been told by three attendings when they see a mental health diagnosis, they assume the patient is just making up symptom to get attention until a lab test verifies otherwise. Things like pain, fatigue, general ill feeling, and stomach upset can't be verified, so patients who are mentally ill do not get help.<br />RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054389733097059036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-7781303876980918702015-04-28T19:37:34.413-04:002015-04-28T19:37:34.413-04:00Sadly with new regs coming down the pike physician...Sadly with new regs coming down the pike physicians will be looking after the best interest of the insurance company. Disguised as share accountability. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com