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Have A Problem With Doctors? But What About Doctors?

Posted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Jul 17, 2011 at 02:47 AM

Communication with patients helps patients more than most medicines.

Do doctors get better medical care? Today, patients frequently complain that doctors don’t spend enough time with them. Or never communicate after diagnosis. But at a class reunion of The Harvard Medical School I discovered that doctors who are often specialists themselves don’t always end up with adequate care from their colleagues.

Several of my former classmates had undergone surgery after seeking the best surgeons and hospitals available. It was uncanny how many had suffered bad results. But high on their list of complaints was the lack of empathy from colleagues.

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