The CEO Doctor’s Spectrum Of Thought

There I was again, just like a couple of hundred times before (at least!) Watching a doctor give an exam to a patient. Do you know what was going on? Silence. Oh, there was the occasional "hmmm" by the doctor and the click of the mirror against the patient’s teeth, but really there was silence. This is exactly the opposite of what is going on inside a doctor’s head. When I ask, "Doctor, what do you see while you are performing an exam?" I hear about a lot of clinical observations. But they are often only shared with the patient in summary or as a short list with a treatment recommendation. Try sharing your perspectives, the full spectrum of what you are seeing and considering with your patients and watch their regard for you as a sophisticated care giver jump! I’ve seen it over and over again, sharing your diagnosis as a running observation can translate into high patient regard and treatment plan acceptance.

Comments

[John Locke]

It is amazing how often this happens. I sometimes think that the Doctor is afraid that he or she may let a secret out of the bag and the patient will want to become a Doctor. Just like a magician will hold onto their secrets.

I do a presentation that tells people to look at their own actions in their daily life and to ask themselves how they would like to be treated and transfer that to others. So simple yet so difficult to do for some reason.

I am impressed with your Blog. Very informative.

John