{"id":469,"date":"2014-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-you-should-look-for-in-a-good-doctor\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:39:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:39:28","slug":"what-you-should-look-for-in-a-good-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/what-you-should-look-for-in-a-good-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"What you should look for in a good doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who tells you about finding a doctor who\u2019s right for you knows how difficult it can be.\u00a0 Indeed, doctors are qualified to practice their respective crafts, but they may not have the bedside manner or the natural empathy that makes patients feel secure with their advice.<\/p>\n<p>Also, not all doctors have a way of making clients feel valued, and more importantly, not all physicians follow the standards set forth by state law and professional guidelines. Further, patients may not be able to find helpful information about the doctor they are considering. As such, we feel that providing some guidelines would be helpful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your doctor should stay abreast of the latest research \u2013 <\/strong>It should not be lost on patients to ask whether their physician is on top of the latest research, trends and topics that matter to you. After all, you want your doctor to be knowledgeable and skilled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/what-you-should-look-for-in-a-good-doctor\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What you should look for in a good doctor\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who tells you about finding a doctor who\u2019s right for you knows how difficult it can be.\u00a0 Indeed, doctors are qualified to practice their respective crafts, but they may not have the bedside manner or the natural empathy that makes patients feel secure with their advice. Also, not all doctors have a way of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","tag-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What you should look for in a good doctor &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; August 29, 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What you should look for in a good doctor - Medical Malpractice - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/what-you-should-look-for-in-a-good-doctor\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"What you should look for in a good doctor &#8212; 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