I especially love the distinction between the e-patient and the actual patient.
Although our current health care reimbursement system measures mostly our e-patient care, we must take good care of both.
Nancy
Abraham Verghese : A Doctor's Touch on TED
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.