Best is not Better when communication is absent

Communication is at the core of every relationship. The success or failure of any relationship depends greatly on how well both parties are able to communicate. Doctors for example need to develop and maintain great relationship with their patients, and this can only be done through great communication.
A physician may have outstanding experience, and great expertise, yet fails to meet his or her clients needs, if he does not freely communicate with them and allow them to do the same. As I mentioned last class period, at my previous job where I used to work as a Service Coordinator for children with developmental delay, the parents that I worked with primary concern was not to have the best therapist to provide care for their children, but rather to have therapists to whom they could freely communicate. The logic behind this is because when a parent feels comfortable communicating with a therapist, he or she will work as an equal partner to assist the child in meeting his goals.
The principle is not any different for doctors and patients relationship. Doctors need to make their patients feel at ease to communicate with them. They need to develop a good rapport with their patient, because if they do not, they may cause patients to put them on a pedestal; which will prevent free communication to take place.
If doctors learn to communicate effectively with their patients, the result will be outstanding, because patients will find a common ground with their doctors, and consequently, greater results will occur.