Meet the doctor who started a physician advocacy group

This week is Physicians Week, and this is one in a series of interviews with members of the physician community that are bringing a variety of ideas and networks together in order to improve the relationships between physicians and between physicians and their patients. Dr. Kim Jackson founded a large network of physicians and future physicians that started as a group on Facebook. As patients lamented increasing costs in health coverage and less time with their physicians, doctors became burdened, and this political advocacy group was founded as a way to help deal with the issues. How did this physician advocacy group come together? What I started doing was realizing that medicine has changed and a lot of doctors work in a hospital only, work outpatient only. We don’t have that connection that we used to have in the doctor’s lounge and passing each other in talking. So I called my network, started setting up meetings at the library. Every Saturday I started meeting with different doctors, but it wasn’t the same doctors. At the time I was thinking I’m a working mom, I’m a physician, I go to church — I don’t have time to meet every Saturday at the library. So what could I do to try and get us together? Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Physician Health reform Source Type: blogs