University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
J Law Med Ethics. 2012 Fall;40(3):526-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00685.x.
People often need medical care unexpectedly and through no fault of their own. Although the system of health care in the United States is seriously flawed, our beliefs and values nevertheless commit us to rescue people with urgent medical needs. The medical profession - society's primary instrument for provision of health services - shoulders a responsibility to meet society's health care needs. In carrying out that responsibility, physicians should advocate for a less chaotic, more compassionate, and ultimately more effective system with universal, timely, access to health care. Such a system will increase physicians' job satisfaction, allow physicians to focus more sharply on clinical problem-solving and building relationships with patients, and improve the general health of the population. At the same time, the medical profession must embrace a responsibility to eliminate useless medical interventions and to practice more cost-effectively.
人们经常会在没有过错的情况下意外地需要医疗护理。尽管美国的医疗保健系统存在严重缺陷，但我们的信仰和价值观仍然使我们致力于拯救有紧急医疗需求的人。医疗行业——社会提供医疗服务的主要手段——承担着满足社会医疗需求的责任。在履行这一责任时，医生应该倡导建立一个混乱程度更低、更富有同情心、最终更有效的系统，使每个人都能及时获得医疗保健。这样的系统将提高医生的工作满意度，使医生能够更专注地解决临床问题，并与患者建立关系，提高整个人口的健康水平。与此同时，医疗行业必须承担消除无用医疗干预和更具成本效益地开展工作的责任。
