Siebe J
Physician Exec. 1987 Sep-Oct;13(5):23-5.
The pressures of competition and the health care marketplace have changed the relationship between health care providers and patients. Patients, and the third-party payers who control health care dollars, are less in awe of providers' prerogatives, and providers have become timid in asserting their rights and their knowledge in the health care equation. Providers can regain their role as patients' advocates, however, if they acknowledge the realities of the marketplace but are open in their dealings with patients.
竞争压力和医疗保健市场已经改变了医疗保健提供者与患者之间的关系。患者以及控制医疗保健资金的第三方支付者，对提供者的特权不再那么敬畏，而提供者在医疗保健等式中主张自己的权利和知识时也变得畏缩不前。然而，如果提供者承认市场的现实，但在与患者的交往中保持开放，他们就能重新成为患者的倡导者。
