Search results for "Patient Communication"
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
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
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
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
Narrative medicine seeks the story behind the illness
Narrative medicine puts the humanities and the arts in the service of health care not just to cure patients, but to make sure they are not all alone in their illness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/narrative-medicine-seeks-the-story-behind-the-illness.htm
1 Oct 2020
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
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
Mobile apps no ‘magic pill’ for maintaining health
Health maintenance and lifestyle apps could reach a new generation of patients, but there are challenges that could limit their overall success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/apps.htm
1 Oct 2015
E-mailing with patients can improve patient-centered care
Technological advances are also patient communication and satisfaction measures, helping people arrange appointments, review test results and receive medical advice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/11/patients.htm
1 Nov 2013