The Physician’s Dilemma: Healthcare and Bureaucracy in the Modern World

J. Kim Penberthy; David R. Penberthy

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36822-7_21

The Physician’s Dilemma: Healthcare and Bureaucracy in the Modern World

J. Kim Penberthy, David R. Penberthy

Department of Radiation Oncology

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Physicians and bureaucrats have fundamentally different incentives within the healthcare industry. These differences are reflected in their training, agendas, and the way they think. We assert that these differences lead to tension, disruption, and inefficiencies in the healthcare system and to burnout and other maladaptive behavior in physicians. In this chapter, we explore the physicians’ dilemma in modern medicine, including the evolution of their particular approach to healthcare, and the unintended consequences of such. Finally, we propose possible solutions that involve not only addressing physician thinking and behavior but also a systems approach to change in healthcare.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Groupthink in Science
Subtitle of host publication	Greed, Pathological Altruism, Ideology, Competition, and Culture
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	251-262
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030368227
ISBN (Print)	9783030368210
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36822-7_21
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

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General Psychology
General Medicine
General Social Sciences

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