Two Minutes: What's the Risk? The Non-Compliant Patient

In “The Non-Compliant Patient,” Dr. Greg Jackson shares suggestions on how to manage patients who repeatedly cancel appointments or ignore your medical advice.

[jimmyg]

Not fair to patients who are being labeled non compliant, for not agreeing with a treatment plan that is suppose to be a “guideline”

[garycramer]

We are always two steps behind when it comes to this issue.

[sarak]

Termination of the patient-physician relationship has become the easy "out" for Millennial doctors. I have "compliance" problems because of my serious issues with MS. If my Millennial doctor decides to fire me, I haven't even got the strength to look for another doctor. Nobody in my family is sue-happy; none of us has ever tried to sue a doctor. I might complain of Abandonment, but I would go to Patient Relations, not a lawyer. I don't think my doctor is going to fire me, but he does get frustrated with the things I don't get done. I keep explaining what is going on with my body. Things seem okay for now, but older doctors tended to see it as unethical to fire their patients except in super-severe situations (like violence). Now patients get fired right and left, as if they just want easy patients.

[juliettetanzi]

Maybe we need other choices other than protocol drugs. Protocol doesn't work for individuals...treat us like people, not just a person to shove drugs into.

[denisstump]

Termination of the physician-patient relationship yeah that's a good idea I have already done that the insurance companies in the pharmaceutical companies made my decision for me

[denisstump]

Yeah the poor health literacy comes from the doctors you're not literate about their profession they're very literate about the medication and the Pharmaceuticals