A hazard of impatient medicine.
A hazard of impatient medicine. Gunderman R, Lynch J, Harrell H. The Atlantic. September 3, 2013.
This magazine article reports on the unique tension between efficiency mandates and patient-centered care through the example of a cancer patient whose suicidal thoughts might have been missed if not for a curious medical student delving further into the patient's medication concerns during a routine follow-up appointment.

