Health Care Influence: How are Doctors Changing the World?

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In the developed world it is often easy to take medical care for granted.  Here are a few of the ways doctors are changing the world by preventing diseases and helping injured patients.

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oday, people have forgotten that there was a time before there were physicians available to treat illnesses and injuries. While everyone may see shows on television depicting physicians working in hospitals and private practices, they forget that doctors are changing the world in numerous ways to prevent diseases and assist injured patients. The world of medicine has changed since the time of bloodletting to get rid of an illness or operating on patients without anesthesia.

Offering Charitable Medical Care

In many parts of the world there is no access to medical care, leading to the public having simple problems that are easily fixed but are untreated. While in the United States a child with a cleft palate or lip is operated on quickly, in third world countries, there is no access to surgeons to correct this common congenital defect. Nonprofit health care and medical organizations provide surgical procedures to repair congenital defects with volunteer physicians worldwide.

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Getting Involved in Politics

Physicians are getting involved in politics to make changes in how the government views health care for the public. In the United States, physicians have always had a presence in the government with approximately 20 currently serving as members of the United States Congress. They are often instrumental in helping other politicians understand the high cost of health care and how it is inaccessible to many citizens. The physicians serving in political roles are trained in a wide assortment of specialties, leading to providing vital information to the public.

More Physician Owned Hospitals

With many physicians frustrated with the bureaucracy involved in medical care in the United States, many are grouping together to control their own medical facilities. These physicians want to advocate for better medical care for patients rather than constantly worrying about the cost of treatments and insurance. Patients give physician owned medical facilities, like Nueterra, high scores for personalized treatment that indicates the hospital really cares about patients.

Promoting New Medical Treatments

Physicians work directly with patients and medical conditions, making them the best professionals to think of new medical treatments. Instead of new surgical techniques and treatments being inventing by researchers in a laboratory, physicians are taking the lead by devising unique solutions for devastating diseases such as cancer, acquired immune deficiency disorder and Alzheimer’s disease. Finding a cure for medical conditions is what many physicians did long ago before bureaucrats changed the system.

The Public Wants Physician Owned Hospital Medical Care

Many physicians are fighting for their rights to operate hospitals despite the government’s plans to make it more difficult. With the government taking control of more health care insurance plans, there are new regulations in place to make it harder for physician owned hospitals to receive reimbursements. The general public is voicing their opinions concerning these regulations because they want a higher level of medical care.

By Meghan Belnap

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