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Articles by Beth A. Bortz
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT, PROFESSIONALISM, AND ITS ASSESSMENT: THE STRATEGY OF THE ABFM GOING FORWARD
Society granted physicians status, respect, autonomy in practice, the privilege of self-regulation, and financial rewards on the expectation that physicians would be competent, altruistic, moral, and would address the health care needs of individual patients and society.
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT, PROFESSIONALISM, AND ITS ASSESSMENT: THE STRATEGY OF THE ABFM GOING FORWARD
Dear Editor, Thank you for highlighting the importance of professionalism in the healthcare space in your recent article on "the societal contract, professionalism and its assessment"[1]. We fully support your stance to promote positive professionalism. As physicians, we embrace our role as key players in upholding the highest standards of professionalism in healthcare and recognize the changing landscape of the healthcare environment.
Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health Spending
Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health Spending John N. Mafi1,*, Kyle Russell2, Beth A. Bortz3, Marcos Dachary4, William A. Hazel Jr.5 and A. Mark Fendrick6 1John N. Mafi (jmafi{at}mednet.ucla.edu) is an assistant professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and a natural scientist in health policy at the RAND Corporation, in Santa Monica, California.
Beth Bortz column: Better, less expensive health care requires that we reframe the debate
The divisive debate over federal health care legislation incorrectly assumes that health care is like a balloon — squeeze one side and the air pops out someplace else. Competing needs of expanding access, advancing quality, and controlling cost make it challenging to improve in one area without negatively affecting another area. But as a nation and as a commonwealth, we can and should do better with regard to both the cost and quality of health care.
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