WHO IS AT FAULT?

Doctors, lawyers, architects, and other professionals strike a bargain with society: Leave us alone, they say, and we will take care of you. . . . But do professionals warrant the trust placed in their hands? Headlines shout of bridges and buildings toppling. Health care costs escalate. Our children compare poorly in knowledge of science, math, and foreign languages with those of other countries. Malpractice suits skyrocket. Greed corrupts Wall Street. America has lost the industrial muscle that was once the envy of the world. Has our army of experts, whom we entrust to take care of us, let us down? Or, on the other hand, have we let them down, shackling them in regulations, keeping them from doing their jobs, impeding them in the free exercise of their expertise?

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WHO IS AT FAULT?

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.83.4.506 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 83 (4) ◽

pp. 506-506

Author(s):

Student

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Cost ◽

The Other ◽

Foreign Languages ◽

Wall Street ◽

Free Exercise ◽

Other Hand ◽

The World

Doctors, lawyers, architects, and other professionals strike a bargain with society: Leave us alone, they say, and we will take care of you ... But do professionals warrant the trust placed in their hands? Headlines shout of bridges and buildings toppling. Health care cost escalate. Our children compare poorly in knowledge of science, math, and foreign languages with those of other countries. Malpractice suits skyrocket. Greed corrupts Wall Street. America has lost the industrial muscle that was once the envy of the world. Has our army of experts, whom we entrust to take care of us, let us down? Or, on the other hand, have we let them down, shackling them in regulation, keeping them from doing their jobs, impeding them in the free exercise of their expertise?

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Population and Health Policy Considerations

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3149 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 855-855

Author(s):

Julie Robison

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Policy ◽

Health Care Costs ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Pragmatic Trials ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

The World ◽

Reducing Costs ◽

Care Costs

Abstract The risk of death, disease, disability, hospitalization, institutionalization and high health care costs varies among individuals with increasing heterogeneity associated with aging. Frailty, physical performance measures, self-reported measures and multimorbidity all represent measures that are useful in helping to better define such heterogeneity at the level of populations and to ultimately define such risk in individuals. These higher risk individuals account for a growing proportion of this nation’s health care costs, with continued increases over time that appear unsustainable in the long term. Therefore, efforts to better define the nature of such heterogeneity of risk and improved targeting, with the goals of improving outcomes and reducing costs, are essential. A closely related challenge is to effectively translate proven clinical and health system interventions from the world of research to that of health policy and real-world clinical practice via pragmatic trials.

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HUMAN CARE IN LIGHT OF MERLEAU-PONTY'S PHENOMENOLOGY

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2017-0249 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Patricia Anjos Lima de Carvalho ◽

Sâmia de Carliris Barbosa Malhado ◽

Tatiane Oliveira de Souza Constâncio ◽

Ícaro José Santos Ribeiro ◽

Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

The Other ◽

Holistic Care ◽

Health Practices ◽

Other Hand ◽

The World ◽

Human Care ◽

Reflexive Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to reflect on Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s notion of intersubjectivity as a potential reference to researches and actions directed to human care. Method: a reflexive analysis addressing three thematic areas: intersubjectivity and the holistic care; intersubjectivity and interdisciplinarity within the context of care; and description of experiences related to the own body within the context of health care. Results: the discussion presents structuring elements of Merleau-Ponty’s notion of intersubjectivity, such as: dialogue, respect, bond, and language. On the other hand, it reveals ambiguities inherent in the connection of life and culture worlds, created in the intersubjectivity, resulting in different profiles of care, considering its potential to create interdisciplinarity and integrity within the context of health practices. Conclusion: intersubjectivity can contribute by making more creative and innovative the care with ourselves, the others, and the world.

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