Scott McFarland: The changing face of health care - The Union of Grass Valley
No longer are health care visits a brief encounter resulting in outcomes driven by the provider. The nature of health care is changing — for the better. The type of health-care reform suggested here has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. It’s about something rather fundamental, yet often overlooked in recent times — the importance of the patient-provider relationship. Two-way communication is now more than ever the foundation for creating and establishing a strong patient-provider relationship built on trust. These days caring health providers are asking more questions and listening more intently to the answers in their commitment to discover more about their patients. They are focused on wellness, healing — and helping — the entire person, and the entire family. In fact, providers asking the right questions in order to learn more about their patients is just as important as encouraging an annual checkup, blood work, a flurry of tests or even more exercise and a healthy diet. They must build a relationship that makes it possible to get to know their patients and find out what is really needed. Source: www.theunion.com
