Search results for "Patient Communication"
ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox
The March issue of ACP Internist addresses the latest in internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/10.htm
6 Mar 2012
Open access requires an open mind by doctors
Patients have always been able to review their records, but making this a routine practice has most patients enthused and some physicians worried. Learn how some large health systems are applying open access to improve patient communication and compliance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/open-access.htm
1 Mar 2012
Information plus documentation a must for informed consent
Documentation of informed consent is an important deterrent to malpractice and negligence claims. One physician describes how his informed consent process was the deciding factor in a missed case of prostate cancer, and outlines how any physician can accomplish it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/consent.htm
1 Jan 2012
Promoting literacy to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills. Learn easy steps that help patients understand what they need to do, without the need for formal literacy screening or for questions that might embarrass a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/literacy.htm
1 Jul 2011
Tread lightly: Discussing obesity difficult for internists
Internists are increasingly viewed as the first in line to tell patients that they are obese.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/obesity.htm
1 Jul 2011
Drug adverse events affect patients' choices more than benefits
Central line infections in ICUs fell 58% between 2001 and 2009
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/08/5.htm
8 Mar 2011
Patients need to be told they are overweight, study finds
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after CABG in patients with MI
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/08/4.htm
8 Mar 2011
Learning to parry patient requests
Negotiating the doctor-patient relationship requires understanding what a patient expects from treatment, instead of outright saying “no.” There are easier ways to sort out what a request really means, and how to quickly address the real underlying issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/treatment.htm
1 Mar 2011
Updated ACP Diabetes Care Guide features enhancements for residents
Clarification to a previous issue
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/10.htm
14 Dec 2010
Free patient resource on adult vaccines available
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/7.htm
17 Aug 2010