Dissatisfaction with Medical Practice
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 31 December 2003Open access
Abigail Zuger
Citations330
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Abstract
This article reviews the subjective and objective indicators of dissatisfaction with medical practice. Discontent seems to have increased substantially during the past two decades, after a period of unprecedented satisfaction within the medical profession. Some of the sources of dissatisfaction include pressures from managed-care systems, the malpractice crisis, aggravation with bureaucratic red tape, and constant time pressures. However, most physicians still take satisfaction in their work.
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