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George J. Race, MD, PhD; Billy Bob Trotter, MD

JAMA. 1981;245(8):855.

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The essential contributors to medical care consist of four major groups the professionals who treat patients; the hospitals, with 435 occupational groups; the professional schools; and the financial support structure. Each of these groups has its own major organization, for example, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. In recent years, we professionals and the government have imposed intolerable burdens on these primary groups in the form of hierarchic, supernumerary societies, supposedly designed to improve the functional delivery of health care. These multiple societies impede the professionals, the hospitals, the universities, and the financial groups to a point where virtually no perceived need can be met by timely action.

For example, the Coordinating Council on Medical Education is made up of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the AAMC, the AHA, the AMA, the Council of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene, Tex

Footnotes
Edited by Lawrence D. Grouse, MD, PhD, Senior Editor.

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