I would be worried if I were one of those thinly-veiled opportunist entities seeking fame and fortune at the expense of American physicians. Doctors are ready to fight for their rights and their patients’ wellbeing and they are hundreds of thousands of brilliant minds strong.

Yesterday, I announced the formation of a seven-member volunteer writing committee on Sermo. This committee, which represents members of seven different medical specialties, is going to incorporate all the messages that the Sermo physician community has been discussing for weeks and incorporate them into an open letter to the people of the United States. The committee will only include the messages on which the Sermo physician community has shown consensus to ensure a board range of representation. These messages communicate the campaign’s objectives to the American public and deal with issues that have increased healthcare costs by weakening the doctor-patient relationship, promoting the practice of defensive medicine, and diminishing physicians’ ability to deliver appropriate care.

If you are a physician, please click on the image above to enlarge and print it. You can give it as a flier to your colleagues and leave it in the doctors’ lounge, cafeteria, and your office. For more information about this campaign please see my related posts and visit here.

Filed under: Health Policy, Open Letter Campaign