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The Patient Portal—Help or Hindrance?

Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Feb 17 12:10am | Replies (227)

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@dbeshears1

I like your attitude! We have to want quality of life and do our part to help improve it. I can almost understand a doctor being frustrated with a patient who’s not trying to help themselves, and find they are the best partners with us when we’re willing to work hard and make smart health choices / then it’s s true win/win and they have victories they can share with us.

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In yesteryear, a lot of doctors resented a patient that was well informed as if threatened by it. But in today's world with so much information readily available to us (just use credible sources), I think doctors expect patients to become informed about their own conditions. The doctor has to do less explaining and isn't looking at a patient with a blank stare.

Also, no one has more time to dedicate to researching my health conditions than I do. A doctor's time is limited so help them out by asking informed questions.