doctor-patient relationship – Heather E. Lanthorn

Doctor marketplace & lack of system improvement (Delhi summer illness 4)

One of the first things you learn when studying health systems is how imperfect health care markets are — limited time or ability to shop around, massive information asymmetries, etc. It is interesting, then, how very marketplace-like my experience was during my most recent illness episode. It is even more interesting, I think, that thisContinueContinue reading “Doctor marketplace & lack of system improvement (Delhi summer illness 4)”

My black folder (Delhi summer illness 1)

Since I have lost much of the two months to an extended illness — and since my original reason for getting into public health was unsatisfactory doctor-patient relationships and inadequate assistance helping patients navigate hospital and health systems — it seems to make sense to write about observations and frustrations I had seeking treatment inContinueContinue reading “My black folder (Delhi summer illness 1)”