{"id":1773,"date":"2019-08-27T09:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:40:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:40:55","slug":"what-do-patients-really-look-for-in-health-care-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/what-do-patients-really-look-for-in-health-care-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Patients Really Look for in Health Care Providers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Medical school students are largely driven to help\nothers in need. Regardless of their specialty, they put the health and\nwell-being of their patients first. It\u2019s a basic tenement of the Hippocratic\nOath.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing extensive schooling and training\nand finishing a residency, it\u2019s time to start practicing medicine. This is when\nreality sets in and many wonder how, exactly, they can best meet their\npatients\u2019 needs. All the skills and knowledge they have obtained are a great\nstarting point, but what truly separates great doctors from good ones? Patients\nare the best ones to answer that question.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Traits of a Great Doctor<br>  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/doctor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/doctor.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/doctor-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback from patients is the best tool for\ndetermining what they look for in health care providers. Over the years,\npatients have emphasized the following traits as being the most\nimportant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Honesty\n     and transparency<\/strong>. Even the\n     best-educated doctors won\u2019t have all the answers. Patients expect their\n     physicians to admit when they don\u2019t know everything about their condition\n     or diagnosis and hope they will view it as a learning opportunity. They\n     also don\u2019t want their doctors to sugarcoat the truth, but bad news, test\n     results and success rates for certain treatments should be delivered\n     tactfully. It all comes down to bedside manner! When doctors master the\n     art of transparency, they win over patients for life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Good\n     communication and listening skills<\/strong>.\n     The best doctors don\u2019t lecture their patients; they communicate\n     information in a straightforward manner, delivering it without judgment\n     and avoiding medical jargon. Information about medical conditions and\n     treatment options should be communicated in a way that is easy for the\n     patient to understand and process. Active listening is equally important;\n     they must <em>hear<\/em> what their patients are saying without interrupting,\n     and following up with specific questions. Each patient should feel special\n     and tended to.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Caring\n     and trustworthiness<\/strong>. Doctors have\n     access to sensitive, private information and must take every precaution\n     not to violate their patients\u2019 trust and break HIPAA rules and\n     regulations. Patients want their doctor to genuinely care about them and\n     are pretty good at being able to tell when a physician\u2019s motivations\n     center on their health and well-being rather than any monetary incentive.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical school students are largely driven to help others in need. Regardless of their specialty, they put the health and well-being of their patients first. It\u2019s a basic tenement of the Hippocratic Oath.&nbsp; After completing extensive schooling and training and finishing a residency, it\u2019s time to start practicing medicine. 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