Constant Complaining

[Mujahada]

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Is it just me, or this is a more universal phenomenon: there are more people now that when they hear you're in med school start complaining about how doctors are bad at this and that, and they don't do this, and they don't do that - and they simply are not as good as the homeopathic or naturopathic doctor that this person saw to treat their lung, colon and brain cancer all at the same time... well then DON'T go to a regular doctor then!

I wish there were some articles or something that addresses some of these kind of people and explains to them a little about the field, what's involved, and also the fact that doctors do not hang up their "human coats" when they enter the field.

This being said I'll say I'm not against homeo or naturopathic docs - if they can provide health care for people then well and good. Nor am I saying that critique is not in order of any field. But nowadays it just seems like a fad to go off on conventional docs.

Anyway, awaiting your thoughts - and if you know of any written articles let me know.

Take care all,

Mujahada 🙂

 

[Nakhrewali]

I think people will always be entitled to express whatever it is they feel. Physicians are going to be getting a lot of criticisms in the future when more people are uninsured and they employ more of an "express medicine" approach. I don't know of any articles or anything but it's just the opinions of people. I certainly hope that there isn't an overwhelming majority of people who feel this way...

 

[Mujahada]

I think people will always be entitled to express whatever it is they feel. Physicians are going to be getting a lot of criticisms in the future when more people are uninsured and they employ more of an "express medicine" approach. I don't know of any articles or anything but it's just the opinions of people. I certainly hope that there isn't an overwhelming majority of people who feel this way...

What you're saying is true, and I too hope that it isn't an overwhelming majority...!

 

[Jon Davis]

I hope our generation of docs does something about the current state of affairs. The HMOs are dictating what a doc can and can't do and he/she has to deal with some airhaead billing person at the HMOs to get the green light to get shiz done!!! How sad.........

 

[frostynorthwind]

Ironically, doctors who work through non-profit HMOs tend to score the highest on patient satisfaction surveys. I think one of the most unfortunate problems in healthcare delivery, though, is that many doctors stop seeing patients as equal human beings and rather view them as "sick patients." Such physicians, though very capable, grow calloused or lose the ability to treat every patient with compassion and understanding... Consequently, patients tend to feel "neglected" by their physician and even if their treatment succeeds beautifully, they feel they have not been treated properly as a human being...

This was certainly the case with my father's thoracic surgeon and cardiologist... This past winter, he underwent quintuple bypass surgery in addition to a later procedure due to complications that arose. His physicians were truly excellent in terms of quality, yet when speaking to my mother or me, they were indifferent and cool--not wanting to spend the time even to answer our questions. We were incredibly grateful that they took care of my father, yet neither displayed compassion when communicating their doubts that my father would live.

Due to their care and the grace of God, my father has recovered. I might be way off base here, but this is just what I have observed through personal experience, volunteering in the clinic, and shadowing an internist...

 

[frostynorthwind]

Not really an article, but there are many chapters dedicated to current patient satisfaction and recommendation to improve current physician-patient relationships in Dr. John Geyman's Health Care in American: Can our ailing system be healed. It's a long read but very informative! I would highly recommend it! 🙂

 

[pagemmapants]

Not really an article, but there are many chapters dedicated to current patient satisfaction and recommendation to improve current physician-patient relationships in Dr. John Geyman's Health Care in American: Can our ailing system be healed. It's a long read but very informative! I would highly recommend it! 🙂

Along these same lines, I would highly recommend that any budding doctor read "The Lost Art of Healing" by Dr. Bernard Lown.