| The health care agent will be someone with whom a | | | | to something should the need arise. |
| person shares a lot of important information and with | | | | Ensuring Satisfaction with a Health Care |
| whom they are basically trusting their health and their | | | | Representative Selecting a health care agent should |
| life to. It is natural, then, that a person chooses | | | | be a decision that is carefully made. A health care |
| someone they feel like they can communicate with | | | | agent should be a trusted and respected person. |
| openly and whom they can trust. They should also | | | | There are some important considerations a person |
| make sure that their health care agent shares the | | | | should make when choosing their health care agent. |
| same ideas as they do. For example, if a person is | | | | Other considerations when choosing a health care |
| into alternative medicine then they should chose a | | | | representative have nothing to do with the actual |
| agent who feels the same. It is very useful that a | | | | doctor. A person should feel happy with the entire |
| person feels relaxed enough with their agent to be | | | | service, including the office staff. They should be |
| able to tell them all their problems and to be open | | | | happy with the appointment scheduling process, too. |
| and honest with them, including being able to object | | | | |