Unnerved patients are a far too common occurrence these days. In a world where we have made leaps and bounds in medicine, the fact that patients still complain about a lack of satisfactory responses from their doctors is appalling. Some of the most common grievances patients claim are that doctors seem to be numb to their feedback or disrupt them with a barrage of checklist questions in an effort to narrow down on possible diagnoses. A deeper understanding of this prevalence amongst medical practitioners can assist us in combating the situation altogether.
When we compare the medical industry as a whole to what it was a few a decades ago to its current position one of the most obvious differences we can notice is that the world of medicine has been industrialized to a significant degree. Although this industrialization has helped hasten the process of treatment amongst the masses, it has also eroded the human element from the physician’s field. Nowadays doctors themselves are victims of the mechanization that has plagued their fields, with intrusions from corporate and government entities turning their once intellectually stimulating profession into an often mundane and monotonous experience. Doctors then translate this dullness into lackluster interactions with their patients, who are the ultimate victims of this tragedy of sorts.
Patients face very limited options when faced with a doctor who barely listens to their descriptions and often end up sticking with the same practitioner due to the hassle of finding another physician. In such circumstances patients can adopt a couple of different tactics, the main one of which is to contact the medical facility itself and inform the responsible authorities of their situation. Most established medical facilities have dedicated departments which look into such matters, often starting proper investigations which can find the root causes and effectively resolve them. The biggest advantage of reaching out to the relevant authorities is that it naturally works towards eradicating the problem before it is institutionalized, which can then help other patients and doctors as well.
What remains to be seen is how dedicated institutions are at addressing the issue of “numb-doctors” who fail to pay the adequate attention their patients require.
When your doctor doesn’t listen to you…
