The Art of Medicine. The health care system and its practitioners are under increasing pressure to provide efficient, effective, and consistent care to patients.
Patients want to be treated as an individual, not a case number; insurance companies want to pay the least amount of money possible for services; and physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners want to provide the best care they can. Today, these constraints limit the ability of the health care provider to provide creative, innovative care and, instead, marginalize patients to an algorithm to treat their symptoms. Now, more than ever, fostering creativity may be the best way to improve the health care system. The practice of medicine, and the rest of the health care disciplines, is deeply rooted in science. Preserving Creativity in Medicine. Mallamedicina.