title: The future of health care and the medical profession in the United States.
abstract: The medical profession is going through a traumatic period characterized by loss of autonomy and subversion of doctor-patient relationships. To prepare for the future, physicians need a shared vision and cohesive strategies and goals. Physicians need to be informed and proactive.
mesh_terms: D006040:Goals; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000639:trends; D008511:Medicine; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018855:Single-Payer System / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States