PHILADELPHIA — Bracken Babula starts patient visits these days by closing the exam room door, and asking if they mind him recording their conversation. He hits a button on his mobile phone, checks ...
Enough has been said about the lack of patient-centricity of the exam room where the doctor sits ensconced next to the computer, dutifully taking notes, as the patient rattles off a list of maladies.
Religion and spirituality play a role in both patient’s and provider’s lives. Despite this, medical school is usually an atheistic experience. I went to a state-run medical school. No consideration of ...