The location of medical practice changed a lot through history and this change has a direct effect on the doctor patient relationship. Technology is considered a change in the location of the medical practice.
10. On patients’ ground On doctor’s ground
*Power with patient and *Colleague approval is the
their family dominant factor
*Care was related to the *Patient had multiple
wishes of the patient encounters with nurses
*Doctor’s behavior was but doctors less often
influenced by the desire to *Patient care is provided by
keep a family’s custom. team rather than single
individual
*Impact of location
on P/D relationship
11. *Now a day, physicians expect their patients to
consult them at their practice; with few
exceptions, they refuse to make house calls.
*Those who are able to get out and about and yet
refuse to come to us for their consultation – well
let them stay away.
*Impact of location
on P/D relationship
13. Telemedicine
generally refers
to the use of
communications
and information
technologies for
the delivery of
clinical care
*Impact of technology
on the location of medical practice