Health Matters with Dr. David: Elderly Care
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: January 23, 2013
Dr. David is a Geriatrician.
He has spent most of his career providing for the needs of older patients with complicated medical, social, financial and family problems.
Dr. David says, "I am also becoming almost extinct -- a dinosour. No one wants to do what i do, it is too hard, too time consuming and to be frank medicare does not respect what i do and the pay is pitiful."
Because there is no physicians committed to primary care Dr. David feels we must come up with a new way of meeting the needs of patients with multiple medical problems.
This can only be done by partnering with physicians assistants and advanced practice nurses.
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