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Western Physicians in China see things differently

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on February 22, 2010. Filed under China, Public Health. 2 Comments.

Dr. Richard Cyr of the excellent "My Health Beijing" blog has had a practice, in Beijing, for the past three years. Sometime ago I communicated to him that it would be fascinating to read how his Beijing experience differs from his experience as a physician, in the United States. Over on his blog, he recently put up an entry called "An American Doctor in China: What's Different?"

Is Chinese Hospital Reform lagging because the Chinese don’t know any better?

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on February 5, 2010. Filed under China, News Items. 5 Comments.

The Chinese are fully aware that there are better ways to do things. For that matter, so are Americans. Unfortunately for both, actually bringing about change is difficult. The reason that graft in the provision of prescription medications is tolerated has to do with compensation mechanisms for doctors. The PRC statement did a marvelous job of understating this huge issue, only saying that compensation mechanisms for doctors had to be “perfected”.