Clinician - Patient communications is the foundation of the medical relationship. Western J Med .
Patients are more satisfied when they feel all of their concerns have been addressed.
Litigation is lower among clinicians who have good communication skills. J. Med . The effect of Provider behavior on the collection of data Annals of Int. In JAMA, Levinson et al discovered that primary care physicians who had never had a malpractice suit spent on average 3.3 minutes more with their patients. These physicians also had a more patient centered interviewing style and used humor.