Traditional medical ethics, based on the doctor-patient relationship must be changed... The primary function of health care regulations should be to limit an individuals own decision-making!
Donald BerwickI think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn't at the core of this two human beings who have agreed to be in a relationship where one is trying to help relieve the suffering of another, which is love, you can't get to the right answer here.
Donald BerwickIn an interview, last year in the journal Biotechnology Healthcare, Dr. Berwick said, โThe decision is not whether or not we will ration care โ the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.
Donald BerwickAs a doctor, an educator, an innovator and someone who has dedicated his professional career to making things work better and to helping people โ I am ready to lead.
Donald BerwickCompetition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.
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