This young physician was stunned when she finally found out why a difficult patient was so noncompliant. The heyday of the non-MD doctor This article appeared in Medical Economics more than 30 years ago. Richard C. Bates, an internist in Lansing, MI, took Arthur Clarke-like pen in hand and outlined his vision of 2001 in what we called a satirical prophecy. Bates, who is now retired, looks back at the article and says with a chuckle, At least I got the last paragraph right. In certain instances, a hospital may well have the right to fire a doctor who publicly questions the safety of treatment there.
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