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6 things patients do that doctors hate

(ABC News) UPDATED 2009-06-24
Patients are full of complaints about their doctors, but many doctors feel the same way about some of their patients. In fact, results from a 1999 survey of doctors show that physicians find up to 15 percent of their patient visits "difficult." So what are patients doing that make these visits so hard? A health reporter has compiled this list of 6 things patients do that frustrate their doctors. The list includes patients bringing meddling family members to appointments, stopping medications without consulting the doctor, and requesting prescriptions or medical tests that doctors haven't recommended.  Read full story >
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