ABSTRACT
Excellent communication skills, including active listening, are essential for proper patient care and compliant behavior. Non-adherence or non-compliance with prescribed medical regimens for a variety of disorders and diseases is a severe problem in pediatric, adult, and elderly population groups, both among males and females and among people of all ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. Inform patients regarding any alternatives, benefits, risks, and complications associated with the proposed treatment or test. The physician–patient relationship is grounded in the personal relationship which exists between the physician and the patient. The Texas Medical Association issued a memo discussing the general legal and ethical issues related to the termination of the physician–patient relationship. The connection is not dependent on the fact of whether the patient pays the physician money for services rendered. As a result, a physician should not deny an established patient an appointment or cancel an appointment because of an unpaid balance.
