Medical Care in Our Free Society

3/28/2017

hand in hand. Far too much has been said in recent years about the cost and distribution of medical … to that community. There are those who have said that the days of the general practitioner are gone, but the general …

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Procedures in Consultation and Referral

3/28/2017

or hospital staff lessens the quality of care the patient receives," 24 answered, "yes," 11 said, "no … with the patient or relative in 10 per cent or less of referrals, and 3 said 15 to 30 per cent and 3 more 40 to 50 …. Thirty-one said, "no," 2, "yes," and 1, "mostly," to the question: "Do you accept patients on referral only …

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The Education of the Public in Medical Matters (PDF)

3/27/2017

by experts of the medical profession and not by the public. There is much to be said in favor of both … to them, but the same cannot be said of the members of the society in general. With few exceptions …

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The Education of the Public in Medical Matters

3/27/2017

to be said in favor of both of these contentions. However, we must recognize the fundamental principle …, but the same cannot be said of the members of the society in general. With few exceptions they have been …

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Some of the Mutual Relations between the Physician and the Commonwealth (PDF)

3/27/2017

be obeyed. When, in Kansas, one man said to the State, "Unless you at once comply with our demands … and will of the majority of the people, said, in effect, "Thou The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal as published … ily consists, as I have said, of 4.4 individuals. It is estimated that 671,490 families receive …

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Some of the Mutual Relations between the Physician and the Commonwealth

3/27/2017

, aroused, expresses its will and must be obeyed. When, in Kansas, one man said to the State, "Unless you … and will of the majority of the people, said, in effect, “Thou shalt not,” and ordered a dissolution of the trust. Few sane … consists, as I have said, of 4.4 individuals. It is estimated that 671,490 families receive an income …

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The Role of the Physician in a Competitive Society (PDF)

3/27/2017

be said to be performing a service to their less well-endowed associates. On the other hand … is found to revert ultimately to lower levels. Much might be said concerning the factors mak- ing …, there is no level at which one may be said to be good or bad, rich or poor, well or sick. For this reason it would …

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The Role of the Physician in a Competitive Society

3/27/2017

with candor, good faith and fairness, the superior persons may be said to be performing a service … tendency is found to revert ultimately to lower levels. Much might be said concerning the factors making …, it would seem cold. Likewise, there is no level at which one may be said to be good or bad, rich or poor …

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The Legislative Control of Medical Practice (PDF)

3/24/2017

, and many poor and ignorant persons inhabiting the said city, who have been persuaded to become … and duties as the regular board.37 In New York, in 1844, a bill was enacted, of which ludge Beardsley said … physicians, certainly as honest as many of their asso- ciates, whatever may be said of their intelligence …

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The Legislative Control of Medical Practice

3/24/2017

, to the endangering of the lives and limbs of their patients, and many poor and ignorant persons inhabiting the said …. In New York, in 1844, a bill was enacted, of which Judge Beardsley said: "Since the passage of the act …, certainly as honest as many of their associates, whatever may be said of their intelligence. Their expulsion …

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