Search results for "Patient Communication"
Jury is out on truth in clinical trials
A digest of this month's issue, including the risks and drawbacks of stopping clinical trials early for benefit, colon cancer screening and an update on an early adopter of patient communication portals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/editor.htm
1 Jan 2009
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
Conversing about cancer at ASCO conference
Physician-patient communication has been tied to important outcomes, including quality of life, and a variety of strategies to improve communication exist.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/conversing-about-cancer-at-asco-conference.htm
1 Sep 2018
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
Twitter: a medical help, hindrance or hype?
Imagine a future where you can with a click of the mouse see what your patients and colleagues read on the Internet this morning, what they ate for lunch, and what they're working on right now. Whether that sounds to you like a potential practice innovation or a disaster of oversharing probably indicates whether you'll have any use for Twitter, the most hyped Internet innovation of the year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/twitter.htm
1 Apr 2009
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
Decision aids integral to shared decision making
When used properly and in the correct situation, decision aids save time and costs by better meeting patient needs and increasing adherence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/decision-aids-integral-to-shared-decision-making.htm
1 May 2019
Cancer diagnoses often given quickly, impersonally
CMS delays enforcement deadline for new enrollment system
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/13/5.htm
13 Jul 2010
Internists taking primary care to the streets
Practicing medicine changes when homeless patients don't have a phone, food or access to first aid. Free health care programs have been converting buses and vans into clinics on wheels as they discover that mobile care is an effective way to reach homeless patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/two.htm
1 Mar 2008
Helping patients handle information overload
Finding out why a patient is concerned about health care news can be an opening for a larger discussion about health goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/helping-patients-handle-information-overload.htm
1 Jan 2018