title: The doctor/patient relationship for the 21st century. Clash of 'cultural creatives' and 'traditionals' helps focus the future of patient care.
abstract: The doctor/patient relationship is at a crossroads. Some patients--traditionals--want the doctor calling all the shots, deciding the best treatment path to follow. But cultural creatives--heavily influenced by bioethics--desire more of a give and take when it comes to their health care. They see the physician as an advisor, and they want to decide the best treatment on their own terms. Take a close-up look at factors influencing the doctor/patient relationship in the 21st Century.
authors.affiliation: Proteomed Capital, LP, 645 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022-1010, USA. kbottles@nazem.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottles
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003657:Decision Making; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D014481:United States