Friday, August 2, 2013

Dr. Malpani Addresses Patients’ Complaints



Malpani Clinic puts in its best efforts to provide high quality medical care to all patients. However, there are still several unhappy patients who have many complaints about us. We strive to address these complaints the best way we can. There are mostly three kinds of complaints about Malpani Clinic.

Firstly, patients feel that the services offered by Malpani Clinic are way too costly. Expensiveness, as a parameter is hard to measure. Compared to other IVF clinics in India, Malpani Clinic is indeed costlier. However, reviews of the costs of the IVF clinics in the UK and the USA make it clear that the rates offered at Malpani Clinic are significantly more affordable. This rate is justified by our higher rates of success with IVF and a more personalized care when pitted against other IVF clinics. Patients usually shirk from spending a lot on medical care. Thus, when they go for IVF treatment, the prices come to them as a shock. But Malpani Clinic has published all the rates in the website and we are quite straightforward about our costs. Patients who have this information before approaching us have no reasons for surprise and therefore no reasons for complaints.

Secondly, patients are disgruntled that I am too frank and honest with them which hurts their feelings. This is true again as I don’t believe that I should cheat patients with pleasant sounding words when the truth is that they have a bad prognosis. I explain things to them as honestly as I can. Telling patients what they want to hear instead of what is the truth serves no practical purpose. It only fosters false hopes in the patient’s mind. Learning about the truth as soon as possible, helps them find a solution for their problems in time. 

Read more about the third complaint about Dr. Malpani at http://blog.drmalpani.com/2012/10/patient-complaints-about-dr-malpani.html

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