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HILLS OUTLOOK Saturday December I Outlook Lifestyle DRCOTT Patients deserve the very worst By Peter Colt a This is the first article in the of praclicil considerations given by an imaginary buwteis consultant to help a doctor manage the office The jnsiiera arc meant to be facetious I The average person is often dumb founded by peculiarities of mediul practice In particular the doctors office is usually a strange and alien the workings which have been misunderstood by all but the most discerning patient Physicians for their part seldom have the idea how to run an office This is why many hire management consul to help them In the following I will wck the ways in which an imaginary business mind ed consultant would counsel a physi cian in the subtle techniques of run mnfi a medical office I have formulated this counsel in the form of questions and answers that are cheek I think a quiz designed to test the physicians self assessment of planning In designing his office layout the physician must take special pains to a provide a well lighted waiting room which contains cur rent and interesting reading material b supply comfortable sealing rangement in waiting and consulting avoid confusing and disconcert ing traffic flow within the office ensure prolonged patient wait time ANSWERS a Incorrect This sentiment ruas counter to traditional office practice Patients often experience severe anxiety when forced to wait in rooms that resemble those In their own homes Airlines and bus com pa have for years understood this concept and put it to practical use Incorrect Seating arrange must be made as able as possible so that the patient is not overly when seen by the doctor Physicians have always been interested in correlating illness with lifestyle the comfortable and relaxed patient gives a false Impression in comparison to how he really appears outside the office For example it is wellknown that certain when liicy are related may tually have lower blood pressure Such a misleading clinical situation deprives the physician of his right to treat disease c Partially correct Long lines of patients moving in and out of examin ing rooms and consulting areas may prevent the physician from being properly inconspicuous he may be constantly in view This is not to be condoned However confusing entry ways mismarked doors and the con slant threat of loss of privacy for semi nude patients adds excitement and the thrill of discovery to an other wise uninteresting office In this sort of situation patients will often literally run into old friends and whom not have seen in years Nothing com disrupts a pitient confidence in doctor than be seen immediate ly The ill person needs time to com pose himself and construct suitable excuses to explain wh he did or did not carry out the doctor orders aniples Why 1 did not wight this weik why IdiJ not take medicine The physician great service in not allowing at least tw hours for the patient lo reflect make up excuses himself on fiaung 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