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14 years ago

A Perspective on Non-Compliant Patients and the Contractual Doctor-Patient Relationship

I have long been an advocate of a no refusal, admit all patients policy for physicians . Any physician is bound by his Hippocratic oath and the law to treat any patient

13 years ago

What should a dissatisfied patient do regarding their physician’s “bad” service

Recently, I’ve been receiving complaints from patients regarding some attending physician’s “quality” of service. Complaints like, “the doc saw me late already” or “my waiting time is far longer than my physician

8 years ago

Are patient “proxy measures” helpful in assessing the quality of care rendered by a healthcare professional?

Patient measures health care effectiveness by making comparisons of what physicians do against what they understand, of what they "experience". In short, patients uses proxy measures- a reasonable default because often, the

Illness Narrative and the psychology behind patient stories online

Illness stories have attracted attention in health care research, as it is an avenue where health care workers and caregivers of patients can "look through the world through the patient's eyes". It

8 years ago

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Flying with an angel

I will not forget Samantha. I have seen dying people. I have a few who died on my watch. I can only hold their hands for reasons I couldn't even fathom. Their

10 years ago

Improving Quality of Care with Quality Time in the Clinics

Two weeks ago, a patient walked into a clinic and asked if he can be accommodated for a consultation. It was for a non emergent complaint but the patient lives in a far flung community

10 years ago

Gambling on the broken Kristo (Christ)

Once in a while, in our busy and chaotic medical life, a few patients would come by and jerk you off your comfort zone for empathy and go bonkers on the absurdities

14 years ago

Medical screening tests among healthy adults: Is Eight Enough?

Yeah. Eight should do it. That is, if you believe what U.S. Preventive Services Task Force– a government-sponsored expert panel that evaluates preventive tests, is telling healthy adults in the US. This

15 years ago

Patient First

A Perspective on Non-Compliant Patients and the Contractual Doctor-Patient Relationship

What should a dissatisfied patient do regarding their physician’s “bad” service

Are patient “proxy measures” helpful in assessing the quality of care rendered by a healthcare professional?

Illness Narrative and the psychology behind patient stories online

Flying with an angel

Improving Quality of Care with Quality Time in the Clinics

Gambling on the broken Kristo (Christ)

Medical screening tests among healthy adults: Is Eight Enough?

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