It makes it unbearable how doctors and healthcare providers can turn down patients in need, when they are the ones that know what is best for the patient. .
From the films I now understand more the insensitivity of medical staff. In "The Doctor," the surgeons were not paying much attention to the patient during an operation. They were all joking around and singing Jimmy Buffet's "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw." They obviously were not giving the patient full attention when they should have. It was decent when Jack from "The Doctor" was privileged enough to experience both sides of the spectrum. He was the ultimate powerful doctor who became an ignored patient. As soon as he returned to work, he made his staff act as patients so they too could understand what it is like to be sick and disregarded. I believe this kind of training is exactly what out healthcare needs. The administrators will then be able to understand doctors, and doctors will pay attention to their patients. .
The third thing I have acquired from the films is just simple miscommunication between health insurances and the insured. In the US healthcare system, Americans want it all. Not only do they want efficient and cost-effective insurance, but they also want the best quality available. Quality can be explained by the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the like hood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge. I always thought I did not understand health insurance because it was so new to me as a young adult, where, as I mentioned before, in "John Q," John thought his son was completely covered for the heart transplant, but was extremely surprised to find out it wasn't covered at all. Stephanie R, the presenter during one of our classes had the same problem. Although she has background in healthcare, she is still having trouble understanding her insurance and all the paperwork that has to do with it.
