Comments on: Patient Manifesto: Communication and Accessibility

By: N4M

N4M — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:08:19 +0000

It is very important to find a doctor who can speak the same language that one uses.

And the doctor also must have a very communication skill. So that the doctor can clearly and effectively sending the important messages to the patient.

The doctor must make sure the patient really get the messages.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:10:14 +0000

It depends on how much I was charged for the email questions. If the person is a patient the doctor has been seeing for a long time I think doctors would feel more comfortable with it.

So many times I’ve seen a doctor only to think of something I forgot or a follow up question. Its crazy to make another appointment just to ask one or a few simple questions. I don’t always like to have to ask through a nurse/secretary/whatever because then you lose your privacy. Usually I just go without the answer. Email would be helpful, and I trust my doctor enough that she wouldn’t be sharing my emails with other people.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:14:09 +0000

Doc,

Another interesting article from you, and I agree with its content.

May be beneficial to actually obtain manifestos from patients themselves?

Dan