bedside manner

noun

: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients

a doctor with a soothing bedside manner

broadly : a person's manner in dealing with others

The good news for Coelho is that his problem is largely a matter of style, not substance. With a smoother bedside manner, friends and opponents agree, he could probably get the job done.

—Dana Milbank

Examples of bedside manner in a Sentence

A number of patients have complained about the doctor's impersonal bedside manner.

a nurse with a warm bedside manner

Recent Examples on the Web

Whiley, a physician trained in bedside manner, pointed out that there are often other dynamics to consider. —Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2023

This innovative technology helps educate on proper bedside manner and assessing patient demographic and background. —Blake Simpson, Fortune, 21 May 2024

For the past several years, he’s been focused on how artificial intelligence can improve health care, in ways ranging from big data analysis to providing feedback on clinicians’ bedside manner. —Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024

Earlier this year, Google researchers published a study demonstrating that their AI has a better bedside manner than human doctors and makes better diagnoses. —Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

bedside manner

noun

: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients