Soldier, Doctor, Patient, Customer

John Alexander Sinton, V.C., F.R.S. Soldier, doctor and scientist.

already in print about a spirochaete isolated from a case of sandfly fever. FIG 1. John Alexander Sinton, v.c-, How right he was when two years later O.B.E., M.D. (honoris causa). D.S.C., F.RS., D.T.M. the virus aetiology of sandfly fever was Brigadier Indian Medical Service established. Some years before I had heard 2nd December, 1884 25th March, 1956 about John Sinton's bravery. In 1929 and 1...

Follow-Up Visits in Doctor-Patient Communication: The Vietnamese Case

In a “follow-up visit”, a patient seeks medical attention for an existing health problem. Using data from the Vietnamese public hospital system, we present a more nuanced analysis of follow-ups in health communication than the one currently available. To be specific, we discriminate between “same follow-ups”, in which the doctor is the same one as in the last visit, and “different follow-ups”, ...

The Position of E-Health in Reshaping Doctor/Patient Communications

Accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. Rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. In 2014, the number of Internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. Statistics estimat...

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The Doctor – Patient Relationship

T he doctor–patient relationship has been and remains a keystone of care: the medium in which data are gathered, diagnoses and plans are made, compliance is accomplished, and healing, patient activation, and support are provided. 1 To managed care organizations, its importance rests also on market savvy: satisfaction with the doctor–patient relationship is a critical factor in people’s decision...