Doctor-Patient Relationship Analysis

Traditionally, the doctor is recognized to be more powerful in that he can influence the patient in terms of advice and medical treatment (Stoeckle, 1987). However, time has changed. While technology accelerates, people around the world adapt and catches the fast pace of changes. In 2015, 3.3 billion users worldwide are connected to the internet (Internetworldstats). As the number of Internet users has increased, many people who visit Health websites on the Internet do so as a potential patient, referring to e-patient. According to the Pew Research Center (2001), 55% of the American public (52 million people) has used the Internet to access the Web to get health or medical information. In response to the following quote by Kronenfeld, J.J., this paper includes the use of Internet for information

Use of Internet for information impact the doctor-patient relationship

Communication between doctor and patient is the essence of a successful visit. It is thought that the best doctor-patient relationship is one in which the patient and the doctor are both seen as contributing to a good outcome (Canavan 2001). In the traditional doctor-patient relationship, the doctor has been the information provider for the patient who had limited or no access to quality medical information. According to Broom (2005) the doctor’s greater