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Front row (left to right): Charles P. Abbott of New Orleans, La. and Thayer Middle David S. Albertson of Newton, dass, and Dudley; Walter A. Baker of Columbia, Ky. and Thayer South; John Larbor of Philadelphia and Matthews North Marshall L. Berkman of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Wigglesworth; Thomas O. Bernheim of New York, N.Y. and Wigglesworth; Charles A. Birbara of Worcester, Mass, and Straus North...
Surgery. Americans, says Dr. Bernheim, are "hellbent for surgery" because it is dramatic and thorough. Although there are hundreds of outstanding surgeons who never rush into an operation, "too much surgery is done." Reason: Surgery "is easy money-it comes quick and there's lots of it." While family physicians, who suggest operations, are paid very small fees, "the surgeon is the big shot-and big shots cop the coin." Too often the only money a physician gets from an operation is an unethical "cut" the surgeon hands him for bringing in a patient (fee-splitting...
...protect patients from greedy surgeons, Dr. Bernheim suggests a major operation: "cut out the surgeon-eliminate him entirely from private practice." All surgeons, he believes, should have their offices in hospitals and should receive salaries from hospitals. Patients should choose their hospitals, but leave the choice of their surgeon up to the chief of staff. This system is practiced in the "justly famous" Mayo Clinic. If it were put into general operation, says Dr. Bernheim, surgeons would become more highly specialized and hospitals would weed out inefficient men. Of course, "surgeons won't like it ... but men ought...
Horse & Buggy Practice. So rapid has been the scientific progress of medicine that a great number of physicians are practicing "horse and buggy" medicine according to the rules of the past generation at the expense of "the defenceless sick." Dr. Bernheim's remedy: medical licenses should be granted not for life but for periods of five years. This would allow young graduates a five-year trial period in which to find themselves, would make it necessary for specialists to secure separate licenses to work in their chosen fields. Since they would have to take periodical examinations, doctors would find...
Eventually, thinks Dr. Bernheim, all doctors will band together and practice in clinics, and this streamlined system of medical care will in itself bring greater specialization and raise the quality of service. Once this great step is taken, he believes it will make little difference in a doctor's professional life whether the patient or the government pays the doctor's bill...