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How patient advocacy can heal a sick healthcare system!Dr Malpani, MDFounderHELP – Health Education Library for People
Patients are unhappy with doctors•Seen to be uncaring•Money-minded•Doctors are too busy to talk or to explain•Overtesting and overtreatment•Too expensive•Move to alternative medicine
•Long for the family doctor of the past…
Doctor versus Patient►Indian patients are becoming increasingly
articulate – they want more information about their medical conditions
►Unfortunately doctors do not have the time or the
inclination to provide this information in detail
Internet positive patients
•Frustrated•Confused
•Frustrate doctors as well
Results ?
•Doctor –shopping•Doctors get beaten up and arrested•Hospitals get burnt down•Doctors go on strike
•Everyone suffers !
Doctor and Patient
•We are all on the same side – the patients’ •Medicine is a service profession•Doctors like helping patients•Want them to get better
•How can we create a win-win situation ?•We need to bridge the gap !
We are all patient advocates !
•1. You are smart . With the right tools, you can make the right decisions !
•2. Knowledge is Power !•3. Your doctor is your partner •4. You cannot afford to leave everything
upto God – or upto the doctor !
Changing the healthcare ecosystem – patient advocacy puts the patient first !•Health insurance companies•Pharmaceutical companies•Media•Government