Opinion: What law can teach medicine

Medicine lags behind the law by several decades, but it is proceeding down the same path, wrote Richard Gunderman MD, PhD, and Mark Mutz in a recent opinion story in The Atlantic. Rankings are playing an increasing role in how medical schools and hospitals assess their performance. “If current trends persist, it won’t be long before health systems will begin widely touting their standings in the [relative value units per full-time equivalent] race,” they wrote. “Physicians who care for the poor, take their time, and get to know their patients are likely to suffer in the rankings.” 

Source: The Atlantic