The patient is the center of the medical home
My patient and I had spent most of the 45-minute appointment discussing the challenges of living with diabetes and some ways that he could begin changing his eating and exercise habits. I started to wrap up the visit and asked him, “Which of these changes can I follow up with you about next week?”
He looked at me incredulously and said, “You are supposed to tell me what to do: I’m …
The patient is the center of the medical home
