Physician burnout has been in the news for many years. (I wrote about it eleven years ago.) In the last two decades the practice of medicine has become more difficult and less rewarding for many doctors. Though I know that physician burnout is increasing, I still find it shocking. We’re paid better than most. We’re generally held in high esteem. Why don’t more of us love what we do?
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All patients have a right to a copy of their medical record. In practice that right is rarely exercised. It usually means submitting a request in writing, paying a fee for photocopying, and waiting weeks for someone to copy and mail the records. The development of electronic medical records has the potential to revolutionize pat...