In the sometimes unfriendly and hurried environment of medicine, patients worry about the care they will receive. A key to the ideal health care visit takes forethought, yet the end result will likely result in time savings and reduced angst plus provide a higher likelihood of a good outcome for your visit. Step 4: Write out your questions and expectationsWriting a list of questions helps focus the discussion to get your questions answered. Our health care system sadly puts the onus on the patient to get the care they need. Writing out your history and questions to help the doctor along will likely lead to better results.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2019 12:33 UTC