Summary: It’s been called the perfect storm of American medicine: too few doctors available, so many patients needing care.It’s been called the perfect storm of American medicine: too few doctors being trained, not enough doctors available to folks outside of major cities and urban areas. Plus the challenge of the Affordable Care Act inputting millions of people with no previous patient experience into the system, other than knocking on the emergency room door. So, where will all the new doctors come from, who is going to inspire and train the new Obamacare sign-ups as to how to have a great patient-provider relationship and get the care they need? Dr. Danielle Ofri, MD, offers solutions but emphasizes that patients need to be more engaged and conscientious, learning to be more effective healthcare consumers in order to save their own lives.
