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How To Improve Communication In The Hospital
A few simple steps that can encourage doctors to communicate more with nurses and each other.
What Is the Financial Impact of Value Based Healthcare on Physicians?
What is the impact of value based healthcare on physicians? What does it mean to pay doctors for value instead of volume?
Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better
Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom
A physician tells a health insurance CEO what she really thinks
Let me know if you want to actually want to help people, or just your company and stockholders.
There was a time when doctors were doctors
There was a time when doctors were doctors, physicians, and surgeons. There was a time when we were not referred to as contractors, or providers.
Send Questions About Communicating With Doctors
Tell us what's on your mind and we'll publish answers in the near future
How to be an empathetic and compassionate communicator
Patients trust doctors and will open their hearts out to them. Whether physicians like it or not, they are held to different standards than most other professionals by the general public.
How Can I Communicate Effectively With My Doctor?
We asked readers to send questions about this and are back with answers.
Communicating with Your Doctors: A How To Guide
When you have chronic pain, a disability or any kind of chronic illness, especially the invisible kind, learning how to effectively communicate and deal with doctors is an art form that must be mastered. Throughout the past several years, having...
"Are you a doctor?" The unchecked racism faced by physicians of color.
I’m a medical student. Here’s how we’re trained to deal with racism.
Commentary: On Doctors' Day, reasons to become a physician
As Physicians Regional Healthcare System’s chief of staff, I’m often asked to speak to students who are interested in -- or on a path to -- a career in medicine.
What doctors really care about in a physician contract
The physician contract negotiating process can be uncomfortable, but understanding concerns can help smooth the process for everyone.
Physician volunteerism: The surprising benefits for doctors who do it
It turns out that helping others is good for the human soul. And for physicians, who often bear the brunt of administrative responsibilities, patient illnesses, and tight daily schedules, a little soul boosting can go a long way.
The Doctor Diaries: What Physicians Wish Patients Knew
Doctors reveal what they would like to tell patients about their office visits, from a physician's deepest fears to why you're waiting so long.
Patients are used to seeing physicians who are not their doctors
Patients and physicians meet as strangers. This reality creates many challenges. Both sides need to be understanding.
Why this doctor no longer loves being a physician
The joy and exhilaration of practicing medicine has been legislated out of the profession.
Doctors and the Media: Why Can’t Physicians See Their Role?
Three reasons why doctors and the media can't seem to connect: media literacy, priority, and the fear of being misunderstood.
How patients really want to communicate with doctors
The answer lies in existing tools that are already widely used and known for simplicity, according to new research.
How Well Does Your Doctor Communicate with You?
Patients' complaints about doctors are finally being taken seriously, as poor communication is increasingly understood to be at the root of many of health care’s failures—and a leading culprit in rising costs. Research shows that when doctors don’t listen to patients, they miss important health cues and misdiagnose illness. Meanwhile, patients who don’t understand what their doctors say fail to follow their regimens, leading to preventable hospitalizations, complications and poor outcomes.
