title: The best interest of the patient.
abstract: In the early 1900s, the Mayo brothers expressed that "The best interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered." Medicine was a dramatically different environment over 100 years ago. It may be more difficult to "live" this message today, with the overlays of regulations, the licensing/credential bodies, codes of conduct, and organizational cultures, but we must in order to sustain our humanity in medicine.
authors: Suzanne K
authors: SK
authors: Powell
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D015279:Organizational Culture; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D014481:United States