Doctor/Patient Relationships.. (Score 1)

I think I read a comment that was made by a Doctor in this thread somewhere that touched upon something that people - especially Doctors - have sort of given up on. And that is Doctor/patient relationships.

Now I'm not saying ALL Doctors are 'heartless', but what I am saying is that the whole relationship dynamic has changed..

For instance, how many doctors do you know who make house calls? How many patients respect their doctor and have been going to the same one 'forever'? It just seems to me that many Doctors are only in it to make as much money as possible, and people in general are out to get as much as they can. Because of these outlooks, there is a clash.. and these clashes have caused a spiral that will not seem to quit.

The spiral is that the patients don't respect Doctors because they think they are money grabbers - and so think they are fair game to take legal action on for any little reason, Doctors don't give the patients the same service because the patients are trying to rip them off all the time and their own costs go up and up.. making them demand MORE money for their services, making the patients feel even MORE that they are money grabbers.. and so on and so on..

The only people making out of all this, are the insurance companies and the lawyers, and nobody likes them, but we ALL keep them in business in this 'spiral' we have created.

People need to remember that Doctors WILL take care of them, if they take care of the doctor.. they are human beings too, and you create a good relationship with them, and visa versa, then you will find that they can also be some of the most generous people as well!

Goes without saying, but IANADoc either ;-)

Syke