Good bedside manner is when your doctor takes the time to small talk, makes empathetic facial expressions and pretends that your neck cancer isn't going to orphan your kids. Bad bedside manner is when the doctor visibly winces during a breast exam, plays Angry Birds while you're talking and sometimes involves inappropriate touch.
Bedside manner isn't as important as it used to be because now we have WebMD to diagnose our fibromyalgia and navel hernia.
