Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out...
by amarshall on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:35PM
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> Doctors and nurses get to choose the hospitals they work for/with.
Not always or completely even. Medical residents and fellows enter a legally binding contract to work at the hospital they match with as part of the application process, and opting to change hospitals during one’s program is nigh impossible.
Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out...
by travisgriggs on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:49PM
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"Choice" and the "US Healthcare Industry" are two words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence. If you think you have choice in this system either as a caregiver or a carereceiver, then you are under the sad delusion that those are beads the emperor has hanging between his legs.
Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out...
by londons_explore on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:44PM
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A lot of doctors move across country borders for their careers.
Ethics/practices vary a lot between countries, and it only takes a small percentage of professionals moving away from one country to a better one to motivate change.
Unfortunately, new entrants to the hospital market are prevented by large state-sponsored moats, and most of the large incumbents are shady in similar ways, so the ability of the staff to choose employer based on ethics/practices is basically meaningless. More options for medical care and medical employment is the answer; the vast majority of people in society are not greedy/shady.
Fix one, and you fix the other. You might also bring prices down, too. (Caveat: it's not "swift", as you requested.)