Improving Patient-Provider Relationships to Improve Health Care

被引:74
作者
Drossman, Douglas A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Ruddy, Johannah [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] DrossmanCare, Ctr Educ & Practice Biopsychosocial Care, Durham, NC USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, UNC Ctr Funct GI & Motil Disorders, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA
[3] DrossmanCare, Drossman Gastroenterol, Durham, NC USA
[4] Rome Fdn, Raleigh, NC USA
关键词
Patient-provider Relationship; Communication; Medical Interview; Patient Care; Health Care; Diagnosis; IRRITABLE-BOWEL-SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIANS; COMMUNICATION; SATISFACTION; PERCEPTIONS; ILLNESS; FEATURES; SKILLS;
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10.1016/j.cgh.2019.12.007
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
Changes in our health care system have posed challenges for the patient-provider relationship (PPR) and may have negative consequences. For the clinician, due to lower reimbursements from third party payers, and increased administrative tasks such as the electronic medical record (EMR) and certification requirements, clinic visit time is now one-fifth that of decades ago. Clinicians may order diagnostic studies and imaging as a substitute for face to face time as it is seen to save time and increase relative value units (RVUs). As a result, the medical interview is very abbreviated, and the physical examination is disappearing. This occurs at the expense of the physicianpatient relationship. Now there is limited time to gather relevant information, to understand the context of the illness, and address patient needs. For the clinician there is reduced satisfaction, loss of the meaningfulness of caring for patients, and possibly increased risk for burnout, and malpractice. This may lead to negative attitudes and behaviors toward patients, particularly for those with nonstructural diagnoses (eg, disorders of gut-brain interaction) which are given lower priority than those with acute or structural illness. In turn, patients experience a diminution in their role in the relationship and respond to adverse clinician behaviors with a lack of connection, frustration, and at times self-blame and stigmatization. To reverse this downward trend and re-establish an effective PPR changes are needed: 1) improving educational methods to provide skills to enhance patient-centered care, 2) incentivizing educators who teach and clinicians who practice patient-centered care, and 3) research support to demonstrate successful outcomes in satisfaction, adherence and clinical outcomes.
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