"The Starbucks Syndrome in Healthcare," an article published in the Los Angeles Times ' newspaper, written by Daniel J. Stone, who practices internal medicine in Beverly Hills, shares his feelings about how Angelenos approach healthcare by comparing their need to micromanage their health care services, having it exactly how they want it, when they want it, to the micromanagement of their coffee being made at Starbucks, "decaf caramel extra hot lowfat macchiatos. Think of it as the Starbucks syndrome in health care." Stone asserts that health care services in Los Angeles are being used needlessly because doctors feel sympathy towards the patients, thus creating a problem in the health care system in Los Angeles. Stone uses statistics and tone
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He also points out that "Healthy seniors here are also big consumers of health care, getting about 65% more MRI studies and utilizing ambulances three times as often as seniors elsewhere." Stone practices internal medicine in Beverly Hills, so he has first hand knowledge that unnecessary measure are being taken, which are costly, time consuming and not always medically necessary. Readers will likely agree with Stone because he is an authority figure in the community and in the medical …show more content…
Stone assumes that readers are aware of the growing abuse in the health care system, Stone stresses that we can alleviate some of the burden by having our primary care doctors to communicate efficiently with the specialists. With so many different hoops for the patient to jump through to have a procedure done, patients are afraid to be denied services, but communication and accountability within the system will offer the best outcome in the growing abuse of the healthcare system. Readers would agree with Stone, because they respect doctor 's for their extensive medical and health knowledge. Readers may disagree to the extent that it is their body, they live in it, therefore, they believe they know what it needs
He also points out that "Healthy seniors here are also big consumers of health care, getting about 65% more MRI studies and utilizing ambulances three times as often as seniors elsewhere." Stone practices internal medicine in Beverly Hills, so he has first hand knowledge that unnecessary measure are being taken, which are costly, time consuming and not always medically necessary. Readers will likely agree with Stone because he is an authority figure in the community and in the medical …show more content…
Stone assumes that readers are aware of the growing abuse in the health care system, Stone stresses that we can alleviate some of the burden by having our primary care doctors to communicate efficiently with the specialists. With so many different hoops for the patient to jump through to have a procedure done, patients are afraid to be denied services, but communication and accountability within the system will offer the best outcome in the growing abuse of the healthcare system. Readers would agree with Stone, because they respect doctor 's for their extensive medical and health knowledge. Readers may disagree to the extent that it is their body, they live in it, therefore, they believe they know what it needs