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As a nurse, it is fascinating to see the physician responses and to observe what they choose to focus on. Clearly, what has gotten better is the ability of younger doctors to function as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Most doctors trained in the last century find it hard to believe that their expertise and perspective isn’t the only thing that matters in determining patient outcomes.

What has gotten worse is the capacity of clinicians to focus on providing holistic patient care that effectively meets the needs of patients on an individualized basis. We’re creating a corporate chain of Jiffy Lubes populated by mechanics who all follow the same proscribed procedures within the dictated timeframes on a never ending assembly line.

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