About this episode

Dr. Tim Ihrig joins Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow to discuss the challenges of integrating palliative care into a profit-driven medical system.

In this episode, Dr. Tim Ihrig joined Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow to take an insightful look at the downsides of our medical system. For a system focused on ROI, putting people in hospital beds, and curing diseases, how do palliative care physicians, who have opposite goals, fit into the mix? And what can we learn from them and apply to other fields of medicine to change our system for the better?

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. John Mulder, Dr. Jason Beckrow

Guest: Dr. Tim Ihrig

Topics covered

• palliative care
• medical system
• healthcare challenges
• ROI in medicine
• patient-centered care

Keywords

• palliative care
• medical system
• healthcare
• ROI
• patient care
• physicians
• disease management

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