Why Do You Like Your Doctor?

Health 2.0 NYCChapter MeetUp

Ideation Exercise

Group members shared the qualities they look for when choosing a physician

Desirable Practitioner Characteristics

• FP/GP = More time for one-to-one communication

• Doctor of one’s nuclear family• Preference for Jewish doctors driven by

wanting a doctor who is “someone like me”• Doctor with similar culture to patient • Doctor of same gender• High ranking among peers

Desirable Practitioner Characteristics

• Attentive, proactive, and informative

• Engaged• Doctors who listen• Smart• Street smart• Sensitive• Great diagnostician• Follow through on

treatment plan• Powerful hospital affiliations

• Delivery of test results by physician, not front desk staff

• Discussions that don’t alarm patient

Desirable Practice Characteristics• Integrated systems for record keeping, notification• Accessability

– Scheduling– Location– Easy billing

• Attractive setting• Quality over Convenience• EMR

– Data access– Data extraction

• Office technology– Ex: Open MRI