Keeping the Doctor-Patient
Relationship Alive Under Managed Care. The traditional
doctor-patient relationship is in jeopardy. In an era of "hurry up" medicine and
"patient quotas," health care professionals are often no longer able to apply good
bedside manner -- the healing touch. As the focus shifts from patients to profits,
this vital component of patient care diminishes and may eventually be lost. In
The Healing Touch, David Cram, M.D., a master clinician, teaches the art of good
beside manner and offers a valuable resource for health care professionals
striving to preserve the doctor-patient relationship.