Why physicians are absorbing risk, not leading
Physicians are often described as leaders of the health care team. The language shifts, quarterback, captain, final decision-maker, but the implication is constant: someone is clearly in charge. At the bedside, the reality feels more complicated.
In every functioning system, there is a final point of responsibility, the person who answers when outcomes are poor. In medicine, that person remains the physician. We sign the charts. We carry the malpractice risk. …
Why physicians are absorbing risk, not leading
