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Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system

  • Written by Marisha Burden, Professor of Medicine--Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care systemBehind hurried moments are care teams that are working within a health care system that is often stretched too thin.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

We’ve all been there: You wait 45 minutes in the exam room when the doctor finally walks in.

They seem rushed. A few questions, a quick exam, a glance at the clock and then a...

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