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'New School' Medical Care Is Too Focused on Business

by Dr. David Lipschitz

Recently, a giant in the field of medicine, Dr. Thomas E. Andreoli, died. He will be sorely missed. His obituary described him as unashamedly "old school"; honor, integrity, service, the needs of the patient and scholarship were his highest priorities.

In Andreoli's day, physicians were well-paid, but mercantile issues were never a serious consideration. All physicians were valued equally and played unique roles in patient care; there were no wide disparities between the valu ...

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