CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sermo (http://www.sermo.com), the world's largest online community for physicians, today announced the results of its most popular discussion poll in the web site's 5-year history. Physicians from all 50 states and representing more than 50 medical specialties offered their insights and opinions to this fundamental question.
37% of physicians polled expressed serious concerns that the current state of healthcare is impeding their ability to provide quality care to their patients. Even respondents who indicated that they were in fact happy as physicians agreed that there are unique challenges facing physicians in America today, including:
Those less optimistic caution declining numbers of physicians if the healthcare system remains unchanged. According to a Texas Rheumatologist, "We will continue to see a massive exodus on the part of good practicing physicians …(and) our young and brightest will choose to do something else".
One physician specializing in Neurology summarized the tone of the poll results in one succinct comment "No matter what you answer, medicine is the most noble career and profession. It makes you (the physician) and the patients better people."
To view the more select responses and polling results, visit the Sermo Blog at http://sermo.com/blog.
About Sermo
Sermo is the largest online physician community, where over 120,000 physicians collaborate to improve patient care. Sermo provides access to its community for clients that need fast, actionable insights into treatments, drugs and devices. Learn more at www.sermo.com.
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37% of physicians polled expressed serious concerns that the current state of healthcare is impeding their ability to provide quality care to their patients. Even respondents who indicated that they were in fact happy as physicians agreed that there are unique challenges facing physicians in America today, including:
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- Not being able to spend enough time with patients in the wake of mass production medicine
- The lack of solidarity on the part of physicians to return the focus of medicine to the patient
- Increasing economic pressures from costly malpractice insurance
- Insurance companies interfering with doctor-to-patient care
- The overwhelming burden of stringent rules and regulations from government agencies who lack insight into the medical profession
Those less optimistic caution declining numbers of physicians if the healthcare system remains unchanged. According to a Texas Rheumatologist, "We will continue to see a massive exodus on the part of good practicing physicians …(and) our young and brightest will choose to do something else".
One physician specializing in Neurology summarized the tone of the poll results in one succinct comment "No matter what you answer, medicine is the most noble career and profession. It makes you (the physician) and the patients better people."
To view the more select responses and polling results, visit the Sermo Blog at http://sermo.com/blog.
About Sermo
Sermo is the largest online physician community, where over 120,000 physicians collaborate to improve patient care. Sermo provides access to its community for clients that need fast, actionable insights into treatments, drugs and devices. Learn more at www.sermo.com.
SOURCE Sermo
