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Podcast: Relentless Health Value
Episode: INBW24: Are Patients Consumers?
Description: Are patients consumers? Defining the terms patient and consumer will get us started here and also provide the insight and common understanding that we need to tackle this seemingly elusive question. Patient (adjective): able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. Synonyms: forbearing, uncomplaining, tolerant, long-suffering, resigned, and stoical. Definition two (noun): a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. I'll get to the number one adjective definition of patient soon enough—don't you worry—but to start, let's consider number two (noun) for about T minus 5 seconds. You...