doctor-patient
Physician-client clinical bond
Doctor-patient describes the relationship or interactions between a physician and the person receiving care.
The term usually modifies nouns relating to communication, trust, or legal protections: doctor-patient confidentiality, the doctor-patient relationship.
It emphasizes the formal, professional nature of medical care and the duties that flow from it.
Statement making something clear
- questionsRequests for information
- plain languageEasily understood communication
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- health literacyUnderstanding medical information and systems
eye contact · active listening · empathy · breaking bad news · prognosis · reassurance · counseling · nonverbal
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- visitTrip to see another
- intakeAmount received or consumed
physical exam · diagnosis · follow-up · referral · prescription · waiting room · clinic · office visit
Harmonious mutual connection
- trustConfidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- boundariesLines marking separation
empathy · bedside manner · informed consent · disclosure · paternalism · autonomy · partnership · counseling
Quality of protecting secrets
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- privacyFreedom from observation
- medical recordsDocumented patient health history
- disclosureAct of revealing information
testimony · waiver · legal protection · court · subpoena · ethics · breach · exemption
Independent decision-making capacity
- beneficenceActive desire to help
- justiceFair treatment under law
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- paternalismControlling others for their good
truth-telling · boundaries · conflict of interest · fiduciary duty · power imbalance · vulnerability · exploitation · gifts
explanation
Statement making something clear
- questionsRequests for information
- plain languageEasily understood communication
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
health literacy · eye contact · active listening · empathy · breaking bad news · prognosis · reassurance · counseling · nonverbal · translation
consultation
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- visitTrip to see another
intake · physical exam · diagnosis · follow-up · referral · prescription · waiting room · clinic · office visit · telehealth
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- trustConfidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
boundaries · empathy · bedside manner · informed consent · disclosure · paternalism · autonomy · partnership · counseling · listening
confidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- privacyFreedom from observation
- medical recordsDocumented patient health history
disclosure · testimony · waiver · legal protection · court · subpoena · ethics · breach · exemption · communication
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- beneficenceActive desire to help
- justiceFair treatment under law
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
paternalism · truth-telling · boundaries · conflict of interest · fiduciary duty · power imbalance · vulnerability · exploitation · gifts · respect
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- forbidden loveforbidden love, forbidden romance, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit
- patient carecare planning, chronic care, disease management, home care, care plans
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- dual rolesactor-director, player-coach, owner-operator, writer-director, singer-songwriter
doctor-patientpeer-to-peer
Serverless network architecture
symmetric · egalitarian · horizontal · mutual · reciprocal
doctor-patientfriendship
Bond of mutual affection
familial bond · casual acquaintance · intimate · personal · informal