Six tips for establishing a patient code of conductView the code as an educational document that helps patients and staff know what is expected and what is unacceptable ‘Am I going to die?’Answering patients’ toughest questions can be challenging and emotional. Here are six tips to help you address them Why you should charge for missed appointments And how you can help staff collect these fees more easily Strategizing against a most cunning enemy Strong, ingrained, legion: Nicotine will even make a mule of doctors Disgrunted patient rams ER entrance with truck To touch or not to touch Why is it easier to reach for a speculum than to hold a patient’s hand? Fighting the fickle finger of fate A doctor’s desire to watch his own surgery plays a hand in his resulting trouble with getting discharged Prison nurses face sex taunts, death threats Put ‘RateMDs.com’ in perspective Patients may love or hate you, but rarely do you hear from those who are content Waiting for a miracle First Previous 79 80 81 82 83 Next Last
