Should health care be service-oriented or business-oriented?

[naixin]

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[911 Turbo]

ogodnotthislol

 

[Irish Football]

both. People don't work for free, everyone needs to make money, even those in healthcare.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

Service vs business oriented...

What does that even mean? A business can be built around many things, such as a service.

 

[Irish Football]

OP, maybe you can provide your opinion so that we can provide counter-examples to exactly what you are referring to.

 

[911 Turbo]

I still don't see why we can't let all the unhealthy/poor/terminal/old people in this country die off... then we wouldn't even have a problem !


edit: oh wait nvm that would mean rick ross would have to die

 

[Irish Football]

I still don't see why we can't let all the unhealthy/poor/terminal/old people in this country die off... then we wouldn't even have a problem !

Agreed. #venomspeaksthetruth

 

[ShenanigansMD]

I think OP means profit vs. non-profit.

 

[MedPR]

i still don't see why we can't let all the unhealthy/poor/terminal/old people in this country die off... Then we wouldn't even have a problem !


Edit: Oh wait nvm that would mean rick ross would have to die

I agree. #MMG.

 

[LizzyM]

What do you consider a restaurant to be?

A grocery store?

A soup kitchen?

A pantry?

When you are receiving health care, would you prefer a service model of delivery or a business model? Do you even understand that there are for-profit businesses that are successful because of their customer service?

 

[punkedoutriffs]

Service vs business oriented...

What does that even mean? A business can be built around many things, such as a service.

What do you consider a restaurant to be?

A grocery store?

A soup kitchen?

A pantry?

When you are receiving health care, would you prefer a service model of delivery or a business model? Do you even understand that there are for-profit businesses that are successful because of their customer service?

I think the OP's really trying to ask, "When I'm a Doctor, should I be motivated by money or by my want to serve others?"

I feel like this is a complicated question. While the two are not mutually exclusive, it's different when an action serves both ends. When there's a monetary incentive to provide good service, it changes the moral nature of the service itself. For example, it's different when a restaurant proprietor goes out of the way to serve guests than when a soup kitchen volunteer does the same. The restaurant and soup kitchen guests might receive the same service physically, but the social and moral implications are definitely different.