The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 6-9, January 2003

Socioeconomic activism in a changing medical workplace

  • Josef E. Fischer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis St., Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-617-632-9770; fax: +1-617-632-9701.

Received 4 September 2002; received in revised form 7 September 2002

Abstract 

The House of Medicine has been disadvantaged by not being at the table, by believing that society will take care of us, and by believing that economics are not critically important to the practice of medicine. All of these assumptions are incorrect. We must be at the table the next time around and we must be prepared for the crisis of access that will bring about societies’ dealings with these important issues.

Keywords:  Reimbursement, Medicare, Patient access, Emergency Medicare Treatment and Labor Act

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PII: S0002-9610(02)01139-X

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 185, Issue 1 , Pages 6-9, January 2003

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