How do legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine impact the relationship between healthcare providers and patients? How should they impact the relationship? Make three suggestions to improve existing healthcare policy based on your analysis of impacts on the provider-patient relationship.
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All these issues affect the relationship between healthcare providers and patients in terms of a lack of trust. Patients can no longer believe in the ability of a physician t offer quality care due to defensive medicine and malpractice claims. Also, the relationship is ruined due to a lack of confidence in the caregiver. The patient will question the competence of the doctor when problems such as legal risks and medical malpractices (Kessler, 2014). The relationship will become weak between these two parties since poor quality care will be administered, resulting in legal issues for practitioners. The continuity of care and welfare of the patient is also adversely impacted.
