Physician and Patient Relations
One of the most important elements in medical care is the relationship between the physician and the patient. It is critical for the patient to trust the doctor. People often feel scared and vulnerable when they visit their doctor. Many people will hesitate to call their doctor if they don’t feel that the doctor is respectful of their … Keep Reading → feelings. For the patient it is critical to believe that the doctor is both competent and trustworthy. Anything that the doctor does to violate that trust may lead to the patient avoiding the doctor and potentially endangering their health. This is equally important from the physician’s perspective. If the patient doesn’t like or trust the doctor they may not be honest about aspects of their health that the physician needs to know in order to properly diagnose the patient. For both patient and doctor it is essential that there be trust and open communication.
