Industrialization of medicine: Coming soon to a practice like yours!

摘要

How did it feel to live in New England in the early 19th century and witness the Industrial Revolution? Well, it likely depended upon your perspective. If you were a wealthy mill owner, it must have felt pretty good. If you were a former farmer forced off your land by plummeting food prices and now needing to work long hours in that mill for pennies a day, probably not so good. Today we face the industrialization of medicine and, again, how physicians feel about it may depend upon our perspective. If you are a Generation Y member seeking a fuller life outside medicine, the future is bright. If you are a 60-something solo practitioner who has worked 70-hour weeks for 35 years, the future might not seem quite so bright.