Biting the hand that feeds you: An argument against developing organized specialty-wide therapeutic guidelines for dermatologic practice

Abstract

Hens is the best definition of health care that I can come up with: It is the care given to a JXZ&X&~~ patient under particular circumstances by a coqmsionate and competent physician who has access to consultants and the best current information, who is not infIuenced by economic incentives to do more or less than is medically appmpnate, and who is committed to serve the patient’s best interests @Ied by the latter’s wishes and medicaZ needs. “-Arnold S. Reknan, MD (Harvard Business Review, Sept-Ott 1994:47)