Search results for "Communication Skills"
Communication skills vital to cancer conversations
You may feel like [these communication skills] are things that just come in the package of you, but in fact there's quite a bit of evidence that every one of ... Anthony L. Back, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of
September 2013
Hospitals: Check doctor's communication skills before buying the practice
Hospitals: Check doctor's communication skills before buying the practice. This post by Steven Wilkins, MPH, appeared at Better Health. ... One of the things we did not consider years ago in evaluating and buying a physician practice was the quality of
February 2020
Hospital medicine doctors: In the driving seat to improve patient satisfaction
Statistics show that two of the most frequently cited patient complaints are a lack of time with their doctors and healthcare staff exhibiting poor communication skills. ... Formal communication skills training is often well received by physicians,
February 2020
Be the one giving pushback
Some, even including a few CEOs, I've been pretty shocked with their organizational and communication skills, that they've reached the heights which they have. ... Be the best doctor possible, confident in your clinical skills, and a fierce advocate for
February 2020
Improving communication in health care
The communication skills training that is given in many other industries (which actually involve less communication than health care) is far superior to what we get. ... Here's what we need:. 1. Regular medical school courses. Emphasizing the importance
February 2020
5 reasons communication is so often suboptimal in health care
4. Physician communication skills. A further aspect to this problem, that is not talked about nearly as much as it should be, is that physicians do not receive adequate communication skills ... Simple common sense answers lie at the heart of most of our
February 2020
Using GoAnimate to create case scenarios
Besides priming the learner for clinical content, these videos can be used as lead ins for training on communication skills or focused history taking.
February 2020
A failure to address the fundamental questions in health care
being overwhelmed with documentation requirements and information technology data entry tasks, perhaps needing a brush-up on communication skills (the biggest driver of patient satisfaction), being clearer with patients on wait
February 2020
Better bedside manners heal doctor-patient relationships
There is no recipe. It's an amorphous mixture of humanity, humility, medical knowledge, clinical experience, excellent communication skills, compassion and personal warmth.
February 2020
What has become of these marvelous doctors?
Then I felt disappointment. Disappointment that doctors like them, who believe in solid bedside medicine, physical examination, and face-to-face communication skills—are being replaced by “type and click bot”
February 2020