would have given up, and not been able to fight off the disease so well. Another positive outcome that could be expected is patient loyalty. It is like doctor Phillips said Patients will continue to place a high premium on the human aspects of medicine. This means that when a patient finds a doctor that satisfies their need of the human aspect of health care they will remain loyal to that doctor. Once the patient has a doctor that they trust with their wellbeing they will not in trust any other doctor with their wellbeing without their primary doctors consent. I have seen it before while I was volunteering in the emergency room at the hospital. The patient holds their doctor in such high regards that know matter how good another doctor may be they will not let another doctor even touch them without consulting their own doctor first. Further more, they have to speak to their doctor personally, and no message will do. I have actually Page 4witnessed a patient refuse treatment that was in need of it, until they got in touch with their own doctor. If you ask me that says a lot about their doctor. That doctor must know the how important of the human aspects of health care, and that is why his patients are so loyal. There is one more possible positive outcome that I have yet to mention, and that is strength in numbers. It is imperative that all family physicians demand that the health care system provides the opportunity for every physician to be the best family doctor they can be. This important because not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. The biggest benefits and costs are almost never countable such as life, death, fear, joy, trust, pain, reassurance, healing, and renewal. I feel that the health care industry seems to some how lose sight of this in its chase of the almighty dolor. Todays health care industry buys and sells both doctors and patients not to help cure...
