title: Coaching the patient-physician relationship: a successful approach to lower healthcare costs with improved medical outcomes.
abstract: In the 1990s, managed care became the model for healthcare delivery in the United States with the goals of delivering healthcare to a greater number of patients at reduced costs. Although the goals were laudable, the increased number of patients receiving healthcare has resulted in less time per encounter, thereby weakening the patient-physician relationship. In this article, professional coaching skills are presented that show how to regain the quality of the physician-patient relationship. This improved rapport will result in more successful patient outcomes and reduced healthcare costs.
authors.affiliation: MedAchieve, Inc., 4 W. Riverside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33469, USA. michael@medachieve.com
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cassatly
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D020399:Practice Management; D011340:Problem Solving; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016526:Workload