The ability to provide quality care, specific to that patient's needs.
You know i find the most valuable trait in a good doctor.
The ability to listen. To observe. To ask follow up questions.
And if needed order further testing. All of which can be handled remotely.
Minus of course the intangible personal connection. You can get a good computer voice to go along with your version. Make him sound like Yoda even....."MRI test you must"
I certainly don't agree that an attaboy can't be given remotely.
I sure can, certainly not near to the level that a hand shake or even supportive pat on the back, that no monitor can perform
.....on a TV-LIKE screen.
Oh. Why didn't you say so . I think computer monitors are capable of delivering higher resolution images than run of the mill black friday special TeeVee.
Yea, because that's what I look for in a Dr...how good his resolution comes across a monitor.
I see plenty, as a health care provider, 1st and foremost the severe decline in the quality of care to patients
Your specialty is physical therapy and is thus limited to those disciplines covered by your certifications. I believe this discussion concerns Medical Doctors. So your say so is not gospel, as it were.
My specialty is in Professional Healthcare, nor do I claim some form of gospel certification. Merely that I have ample experience in the field, both as a provider and a recipient, with an intimate connection to all manner of health professionals, from pharmacists, to nursing, to social services, to physicians. I see the quality of care declining across the spectrum, which inclides Physicians. The idea that only a Physician can provide any expert opinion, while all others are void, is analogus to being unable to make any valid comments regarding the pros & cons of birth control, unless you're a woman