The article discusses the issue of how there are not enough primary-care physicians in the United States. There has been a steady decline in these kinds of doctors within the last couple of years. Doctors say the insurance protocols and other complex rules and requirements discourage them from practicing this kind of medicine. In addition, the high cost of medical school has made doctors seek higher paying jobs to pay off their school debt. This article relates to our technical communication class. The communication between doctors and insurance company must be a complex one. These forms of communication must include many letters, emails and memos between the two. Also, the ethics of how the insurance companies and doctors communicate to their customers deals with technical communications. These insurance companies have to find ways how to communicate to customers that they need to pay or how there policy works. Doctors have to understand the various rules that a policy has. Because of this tedious process between insurance companies and primary-care doctors, it’s understandable why many do not find it a great career. Also, doctors have to keep records of all the patients’ illness. Paperwork and communication between workers must be involved in keeping things in order.
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http://www.theday.com/article/20110710/OP01/307109990
YES. Medical Insurance documents are really interesting technical documents. How do the questions/forms limit what type of information you can give about your health? These are all interesting questions having to do with ethics.
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