Comments on: Physicians’ attire matters http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66880 Anonymous Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66880 What about cleanliness? The white coats imply it, and the scrubs send the message that they get...well, scrubbed often. BUT we live near a hospital and I'm frankly startled to see medical people trotting to work or out at lunch or running errands in their scrubs. Eeewwwww. What about cleanliness? The white coats imply it, and the scrubs send the message that they get…well, scrubbed often. BUT we live near a hospital and I’m frankly startled to see medical people trotting to work or out at lunch or running errands in their scrubs. Eeewwwww.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66854 Anonymous Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66854 A surgeon once told me that when he delivers bad news to a family, he wants them to view him as the senior attending surgeon. It gives the impression he is a professional and takes himself seriously. He also believes that it has saved him from a lawsuit when he made a mistake. <br/><br/>Every patient I've seen in the last five years has seen me with a white coat and tie, even if it is 3AM. It increases confidence and trust and reduces lawsuits. There is no reason not to do this. <br/>b A surgeon once told me that when he delivers bad news to a family, he wants them to view him as the senior attending surgeon. It gives the impression he is a professional and takes himself seriously. He also believes that it has saved him from a lawsuit when he made a mistake.

Every patient I’ve seen in the last five years has seen me with a white coat and tie, even if it is 3AM. It increases confidence and trust and reduces lawsuits. There is no reason not to do this.
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]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66792 Anonymous Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66792 is this a east coast thing? i'm in the midwest and feel that pts respond better to me w/o the white coat and tie. Most my pts are blue-collar and would be turned off / intimdated by a full suit is this a east coast thing? i’m in the midwest and feel that pts respond better to me w/o the white coat and tie. Most my pts are blue-collar and would be turned off / intimdated by a full suit

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66786 Anonymous Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66786 I agree, everyone wears white coats and scrubs now. I like to see a doc. wearing a suit, or atleast dress pants and a sports coat. I agree, everyone wears white coats and scrubs now. I like to see a doc. wearing a suit, or atleast dress pants and a sports coat.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66785 Anonymous Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/09/physicians-attire-matters.html#comment-66785 white coats are meaningless.... everybody in the hospital wears one.<br/><br/>hell the janitor wear them nowadays white coats are meaningless…. everybody in the hospital wears one.

hell the janitor wear them nowadays

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