My NPR op-ed about Who’s My Doctor and the need for
transparency came out this weekend!
More thoughts and reflections to come soon. For now,
let me share wise words from my long-time mentor, Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan:
"Who can be against transparency? Surely not
physicians. Our job is to treat, heal, and provide succor to our patients.
Is there disagreement here?
If we have interests, limitations, or
preoccupations that would compromise or confuse that mission, shouldn’t we
disclose that? As a patient (which we all are), I would hope so.
Dr. Leana Wen’s campaign is one we should all
embrace. If any of us have trouble signing on, perhaps it is time to
pause for a Hippocratic gut check. If not, let’s make Total Transparency our
practice mantra."
--Fitzhugh
Mullan, MD, Murdock Health Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Professor
of Pediatrics, George Washington University
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