Search results for "Patient communication"
Dabigatran recalled, dense-breast notification required
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/dabigatran-recalled-dense-breast-notification-required.htm
1 May 2023
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
Mixing alcohol with opioids, benzodiazepines sending users to emergency departments
Nearly one-fifth of opioid abuse-related ED visits and more than one-fourth of benzodiazepine abuse-related ED visits involved alcohol, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/21/1.htm
21 Oct 2014
Peer-led education requires strategy to be effective
Peer education, in which patients guide each other through the course of care, can be a cost-effective way of closing care gaps and encouraging patient empowerment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/peer-education.htm
1 Oct 2015
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
When visits become ‘on the record’
With recording technology becoming ubiquitous, more patients are recording their encounters with physicians, sometimes without their knowledge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/when-visits-become-on-the-record.htm
1 Apr 2018
Patients band together to research conditions, themselves
The next wave of online patient web sites allow patients to compare treatments and results, pulling together data that looks and acts like a research study despite its source.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/patients.htm
1 Oct 2008
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
New herpes zoster vaccine brings familiar challenges
A new vaccine should be considered the preferred option for prevention of shingles in adults and should be given in place of the existing one, but it brings with it familiar considerations: efficacy, insurance, and patient communication.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/new-herpes-zoster-vaccine-brings-familiar-challenges.htm
1 Feb 2018
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