A survival kit for physicians

Abstract

“Just about the time you think you can make both ends meet, somebody moves the ends.” As this aphorism implies, this is a time of anxiety and frustration, particularly for physicians who are caught up in the stresses and pressures of a changing healthcare system. Doublespeak from Washington and insurance companies adds to the confusion. But wait, says the author, there are strategies for coping, and he offers a number of suggestions to help ease physicians' lives in and out of the office.

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Harrison C. McCandless

Harrison C. McCandless, MD Dr McCandless is adjutant associate professor of family practice, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Medicine. A past president of the California Academy of Family Physicians, he has been in private family practice since 1956. He currently serves on the Public Health and Scientific Affairs Commission of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has been interested in physician stress and pressures of practice for 15 years and has been involved in many presentations and workshops on the subject.