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Those extra moments

Those extra moments VIEWPOINT Jean Spencer Felton Department of Medicine (Occupational Medicine), University of California, Ir vine, Ir vine, CA 92623, USA Received 11 February 2002; accepted 12 March 2002 In the move to managed health care, the interaction cation of the current dysfunction at home or at the between the occupational health physician and employee/ workplace. patient has mimicked somewhat the brevity of the An employee was shown his X-ray films as part of a medical visit experienced external to the worksite. survey of personnel exposed to asbestos, past or present. Whereas, in former days, there was no sharply pre- The findings were explained and reassurance was given as determined time to be devoted to the individual seeking to the minimal changes encountered. On completion of care, today’s hurried schedules usually allow 15 min or the clinical aspects of the visit, the query was placed less per visit. regarding conditions at home and the response of ‘Oh, Such sharp temporal demarcation allows the ailing my daughter . . .’ was given. Further questioning revealed person to declare his or her health concerns, a hasty that the late teenager had not spoken to her family for examination by the care provider, the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Occupational Medicine Oxford University Press

Those extra moments

Felton, Jean Spencer
Occupational Medicine , Volume 52 (6) – Sep 1, 2002
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Oxford University Press
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Copyright Society of Occupational Medicine 2002
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0962-7480
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1471-8405
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10.1093/occmed/52.6.357
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VIEWPOINT Jean Spencer Felton Department of Medicine (Occupational Medicine), University of California, Ir vine, Ir vine, CA 92623, USA Received 11 February 2002; accepted 12 March 2002 In the move to managed health care, the interaction cation of the current dysfunction at home or at the between the occupational health physician and employee/ workplace. patient has mimicked somewhat the brevity of the An employee was shown his X-ray films as part of a medical visit experienced external to the worksite. survey of personnel exposed to asbestos, past or present. Whereas, in former days, there was no sharply pre- The findings were explained and reassurance was given as determined time to be devoted to the individual seeking to the minimal changes encountered. On completion of care, today’s hurried schedules usually allow 15 min or the clinical aspects of the visit, the query was placed less per visit. regarding conditions at home and the response of ‘Oh, Such sharp temporal demarcation allows the ailing my daughter . . .’ was given. Further questioning revealed person to declare his or her health concerns, a hasty that the late teenager had not spoken to her family for examination by the care provider, the

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