The Future of the Doctor-Patient Relationship in a World of Managed Care
Authors
Mark Siegler
Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Keywords:
Doctor-patient relationship, Medical Profession, Managed care
Abstract
Today the doctor-patient relationship is strictly linked with the larger context of the medical profession and the manged care revolution. This articles focuses on three important questions:
1. In the U.S., how did we arrive at the current situation where the DPR is under sustained assault and is now being used increasingly as a mechanism of cost control?
2. What approaches will be used in the managed care setting to limit and control the decision-making freedom of patients and doctors within the dctor-patient relationship?
3. Will the doctor-patient relationship, as we know it, survive the managed care revolution?
