How To Identify A Reputed General Practitioner? - Maitri Hospital

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Having a general practitioner is important to
take care of you and your family on a regular
basis when you encounter general diseases like
common cold, asthma, allergies, migration,
diabetes, blood pressure, etc. Maitri Hospitals
general physician in Kota helps to alleviate all
these symptoms, while also specializing in
treating high-level ailments like dengue,
chicken gunya, tuberculosis, and pneumonia.

• It is very important to choose an appropriate and
  reliable general practitioner who can take every
  possible care and has all the experience and
  skill to treat your health. You need a doctor
  that aligns with your medical philosophy and one
  who is equipped to handle your specific medical
  history. Listed below are the qualities that you
  must look for in a doctor before deciding to
  approach him/her for helping you treat your
  condition.
• General attributes
• Commitment to provide high quality care
• Caring and understanding of patients
• Updated with the latest developments in practice
• Awareness of ethical principles that govern the
  medical profession
• Awareness of the need to be readily accessible
  and available for patients
• Awareness of the need of teaming up with other
  professionals when required
• Active participation in audit and quality
  assurance to improve performance

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• Willingness to contribute to the advancement of
  medical knowledge
• Clinical competence attributes
• Completely aware of clinical general practice,
  involving appropriate level of knowledge of the
  physical, epidemiological, behavioural, and
  clinical sciences of medicine, along with the
  natural history of diseases, and the impact of
  psychological, social, and environmental factors
  on diseases.
• Ability to examine physical and mental states of
  patients for further appropriate investigation
• Ability to assess symptoms and physical signs,
  making a diagnosis and making
• appropriate decisions about the illness
• Skill of consultation, involving the ability to
  listen carefully and explain to patients, while
  also involving patients in decisions about their
  health care
• Ability to deal with common medical emergencies
  appropriately
• Ability to prescribe effectively with due thought
  to economy
• Ability to contribute to the prevention of
  illness and promotion of health
• Ability to keep updated medical records for each
  patient, wherein information can be easily
  identified for clinical and auditing purposes
• Organizational attributes
• Ability to assess the health status and needs of
  the practice population
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage a practice
  that provides accessible services to manage
  acute and chronic illnesses, medical emergencies,
  and preventive activities
• Ability to make effective use of resources like
  money, time, and skills