The Doctor - Patient Relationship

From the time of Hippocrates in 4000 BC, the relationship between a patient and a physician has been described as special.

The patient seeks out his doctor, and the doctor accepts and agrees to care for the patient. Both parties “turn their keys” so to speak, and a relationship built on mutual agreement, trust and a duty to protect is established. Through this relationship, the individual may begin to heal from disease, attain relief from suffering or understand their future life expectancy more fully.

Today, however, that relati0nship is not easily visible. There exist numerous points of contact between the patient and the physician (insurance companies, insurance agents, telephone agents, secretaries, medical assistants, nurses, exit-coordinators, etc…), each another barrier to the supposed special time with your physician.

The simplicity of the direct primary care model is such that when you become a patient of my practice, you have my direct cell phone number, you see me and only me at the office, via video visit or at your home. There is no one to interrupt our time, no one else who is present at our visit or who is able to read my medical notes. That type of privacy affords you peace of mind that what you share with me stays between you and me, your physician. I pledge to keep our conversation private, our treatment private and our relationship private.

For thousands of years the relationship has been a special one, and through that relationship healing is possible.