What’s In A Name? Is It Time To Abandon The Term “Provider”

This week I’m tackling a very contentious issue in the world of healthcare. Should we abandon the use of the term “Provider.” I present an article that was recently featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) entitled, “Promoting Trust and Morale by Changing How the Word Provider Is Used”. The author raising some very good points about how the term Provider is vague and takes into account neither the various levels and styles of training nor the vastly different approaches to providing care. The author makes the point that we are very specific when it comes to informing patients who participates in their care when dealing with physicians-in-training. Patients deserve transparency. Clinicians deserve to proudly represent their respective fields. 
I think this article makes several fantastic arguments for why we should abandon the term “Provider” and replace it with either professionals titles or a collective term such as clinician. 
What are your thoughts? I would love to hear from you. Either leave a comment on iTunes or send me a message on my blog site, Steven Bradley MD.com
We hope that generating discussions on Clinical Medical Ethics and Culturally Competent Care will have a positive impact on the lives of disenfranchised patients.
Visit The Black Doctors Podcast to learn more about the show.
Visit www.StevenBradleyMD.com to learn more about our host. He is available for consultations regarding health equity or medical ethics, as well as for mentorship.

—

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/message
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/support