Patient-doctor relationship: Changing perspectives and medical litigation

The patient doctor relational dimer has become complex with the hierarchical or fiduciary manner changing to an equal or un equal relationship. Trust and control are interchangeable, leading to increased patient requirements for disclosure and expectations of a cafeteria approach in diagnoses and ma...

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Main Author: K Ganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2009;volume=25;issue=3;spage=356;epage=360;aulast=Ganesh
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description The patient doctor relational dimer has become complex with the hierarchical or fiduciary manner changing to an equal or un equal relationship. Trust and control are interchangeable, leading to increased patient requirements for disclosure and expectations of a cafeteria approach in diagnoses and management of his/her bodily condition. From any mismatch, there is a potential for medical litigation. In this context, the rise of global consumerism, the explosion of information available on the internet, and the changed manner of the medical profession from being shrouded in mystic / ceremony to trifurcation of medical services to doctoral diagnoses and management, ancillary pharmacy industry, and paramedical services like nursing, counselling and the new age quackery have contributed to this dimer.
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spelling doaj.art-44912c7323af40789687b2836dcb52042022-12-21T18:51:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Urology0970-15911998-38242009-01-0125335636010.4103/0970-1591.56204Patient-doctor relationship: Changing perspectives and medical litigationK GaneshThe patient doctor relational dimer has become complex with the hierarchical or fiduciary manner changing to an equal or un equal relationship. Trust and control are interchangeable, leading to increased patient requirements for disclosure and expectations of a cafeteria approach in diagnoses and management of his/her bodily condition. From any mismatch, there is a potential for medical litigation. In this context, the rise of global consumerism, the explosion of information available on the internet, and the changed manner of the medical profession from being shrouded in mystic / ceremony to trifurcation of medical services to doctoral diagnoses and management, ancillary pharmacy industry, and paramedical services like nursing, counselling and the new age quackery have contributed to this dimer.http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2009;volume=25;issue=3;spage=356;epage=360;aulast=GaneshMedical negligencepatient-doctor relationship
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Patient-doctor relationship: Changing perspectives and medical litigation
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Medical negligence
patient-doctor relationship
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title_short Patient-doctor relationship: Changing perspectives and medical litigation
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patient-doctor relationship
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