Jauhar, from Intern

Discussion questions: Jauhar (2008)

1. Rewarding doctors and hospitals who produce good outcomes, and penalizing those whose outcomes are inferior, can help weed out poor care. At the same time, it can encourage caregivers to decline the sickest patients, as Jauhar points out (111). What are some possible solutions to this double-bind?

2. What are some ways in which health care professionals could start to "recognize their biases and fight to disentangle them from medical decisions" (112)?

3. Do all patients deserve equal care? What if they neglect their own health or reject medical advice?