I’ve written before about the patient’s role in creating a good relationship with their doctor: Be on time for your appointments; write down your questions and concerns; don’t waste time on chitchat; ...

A friend recently returned from a doctor’s office visit upset the doctor didn’t explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on ...

All too often in our news cycle, we are confronted with allegations involving indiscretions and malpractice in medicine. The stories range from healthcare workers making patients feel uncomfortable to ...

COMMENTARY: When we see both the patient and the doctor as equally worthy of dignity and respect, while understanding that the role of the doctor is to serve the patient, we then have a solid ...

Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, ...

Although there are limited circumstances in which a physician will be deemed to owe a duty of care to a non-patient, even in those cases the duty flows from a physician-patient relationship with ...

Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa tend to rate their actual patient-doctor relationship based on their satisfaction with life and state of mental health. The satisfaction score assigned was ...

There is a significant difference in the efficacy of healthcare when communication between physicians and their clients is prioritized. Collaboration and specialized care is not only better for ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Physician burnout is a real issue that continues to grow and threatens the quality of ...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostic and management systems and smartphone-based automated monitoring is allowing technology to insert itself between the doctor and the patient, ...

During my introduction to flying status as a flight surgeon, at headquarters, Strategic Air Command (SAC), US Air Force, I was introduced to the “wingman” principle. I was to be the squadron and ...

I had never cried in a doctor's office. But there I was, a few weeks back, sobbing in the exam room. As a new resident of Fort Myers, Florida, I was trying to establish a relationship with a local ...