Today’s health professionals are seeing more patients than ever. They’re also spending less time with them. That time is valuable not only to health professionals, but to their patients as well. Patients trust their health professionals to provide answers to some of the most important questions of their lives. Maybe they’re concerned about a family history of high blood pressure. Maybe they’ve struggled to lose weight and want to know what else they can do. Maybe they’re just curious about improving their health. No matter what their concern is, they want answers.
 
If patients are not getting answers about wellness products and services from health professionals, where are they getting this important information? From the internet, which has just as many unsubstantiated claims as it does true research? Or store clerks, who might be more interested in getting a sale than providing accurate information? Maybe they’re getting their answers from television or magazines, where they are bombarded with more marketing glitz than scientific facts. If they’re not getting advice from health professionals, patients are getting it from someone else. When that happens, the care of that patient transfers out of the hands of their health professional.
Who knows patients better than their health professionals? Who can chart and diagnose their specific ailments and needs, and consider potential drug interactions?
 

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