Patient-Physician Relationship; A keystone of Care in Emerging Health Care System

From ancient Greeks times, researcher had found] that the health and well-being of patients depends upon a joint effort between physician and patient. Patients share their illness with physicians and expect for their care by physician and this relationship is of greatest benefit to patients when they bring medical problems to the attention of their physicians in welltimed and work with their physicians in a mutually respectful alliance. Physicians can best contribute to this alliance by serving as their patients’ advocate and by fostering these rights [1]. During the last two decades or so, there has been a struggle over the patient’s role in medical decision of the patient and the physician for developing conflicting in both autonomy. Seeking to curtail physician dominance, many have advocated an ideal of greater patient control [2]. Still others are trying to delineate a more mutual relationship.