The Evolving Relationships Between Hospital, Physician and Patient in Modern American Healthcare

Authors

  • C B Garner Pepperdine University School of Law
  • D McCabe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2012.79

Abstract

This article explores the ways in which health care has evolved over the past few years for patients, doctors and hospitals in the United States, and the impact these changes have made on modern American health care. As the amount of money the nation spends on health care continues to increase at alarming rates, patients, doctors, and hospitals all appear to have greater struggles than before.

This inherent disconnection between the changes in American health care system and the satisfaction of patients and providers leaves much to be desired and considered. Before a solution can be found, however, we must first understand the problem.

Author Biographies

C B Garner, Pepperdine University School of Law

Craig Boyd Garner is an attorney and health care consultant, specializing in issues surrounding modern American health care and the ways it should be managed in its current climate of reform. Between 2002 and 2011, Craig was the Chief Executive Officer at a community hospital in Los Angeles County,California. He also teaches on Hospital Law at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California.

 

http://craiggarner.com/about/

D McCabe

David A. McCabe is a speechwriter and copy editor specializing in issues of contemporary health care reform. He lives in Belgium.

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2012-08-14

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012): Identities

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