Compassion: The Essence of Good Medicine

Compassion: The Essence of Good Medicine
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We all get way too many emails and texts that make us want to turn off our devices. I don’t need to know about the latest discount for a new laser machine, or a text letting me know that I won a free iPhone—if I just respond.
I also get a lot of old-fashioned mail, from insurance companies denying a patient’s prescription for one reason or another, to a company telling me they can provide a service to prevent me from getting unsolicited offers! With all of this, I wasn’t expecting a handwritten letter from a long time patient, N.L.
Peter Weiss
Peter Weiss
MD
Dr Peter Weiss is a nationally known physician and healthcare thought leader who has advised CEO’s, and political leaders on current and future healthcare trends affecting our country. He was a national health care advisor for senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and was an Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at UCLA School of Medicine for thirty years. Dr Weiss is the co-founder of the Rodeo Drive Women's Health Center and remains in private practice. He also spends part of his time writing and lecturing on healthcare in America.
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