title: Wandering in the desert. Lessons from a life in health care.
abstract: A physician executive who's worked in many different areas of health care explains the nearly universal problems he's encountered with the "broken" system. He also suggests ways to fix it.
authors.affiliation: Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center for Health Professions, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA. KentConsul@aol.com
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottles
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001709:Biotechnology; D002322:Career Mobility; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D008486:Physician Executives; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D024382:Professional Role