Is it time to ditch sick note requirements? Doctors and patients are tired of them

Patients hate having to ask for them. Doctors don't like writing them. And, increasingly, health-care providers are taking a stand against them.

Is it time to ditch sick note requirements? Doctors and patients are tired of them
A doctor writes a note on an Rx pad.

Patients hate having to ask for them. Doctors don't like writing them. And, increasingly, health-care providers are taking a stand against them.