When to say no to your Doctor and what doctors aren't telling you that you need to know to protect your health
When to say no to your Doctor and what doctors aren't telling you that you need to know to protect your health
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.
Two experts answer three big questions people have about talking to their doctor.
If you’ve had surgery under anesthesia in the last couple of decades, your doctor was probably listening to her favorite music while operating. There’s growing debate in the medical field about whether music in the operating room really helps surgeons focus or creates a potentially dangerous distraction.
Coming to OneWorld Community Health Centers means finding a doctor who you can trust.
The ins and outs of breast health awareness, plus therapies to enhance your wellness and assesments to monitor current health status!
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Keeping up with the changes in the tech industry is a never-ending battle. The next time you’re on the go, listen to one of these podcasts.
A CRITICAL COMPONENT of personalized patient care is cultivating the art of listening. One of the most important reasons we use social media is to be sure it’s easy for you to connect with us—whene…
Tech giants such as Google, IBM, and Amazon have developed speech recognition and machine learning technologies that allow doctors to automatically transcribe and annotate audio recordings, making it easier to upload them into electronic health records and mine them for insights.
Do you ever feel like you’ re being rushed at the doctor’ s office? Or maybe you leave your visit feeling like despite the time you spent in the office
Research suggests that people who have a primary care doctor are less likely to die of cancer, heart disease or stroke. But how do you know if you have a gre...
Storytelling is an excellent way to learn. In fact, it’s probably the best way to learn. Each patient that comes for medical treatment has their story of signs, symptoms, and circumstances. But oft…
Be present and listen for underlying needs to improve care. How an internist used empathetic-listening skills to defuse a tense situation.
This study of patient perspectives in diagnostic error should give clinicians pause.
In most industries, the customers define quality. Unfortunately, the same isn’t yet true in health care. In a new interview, IHI’s Director of Operations for Africa asserts that high-quality care isn’t only what clinicians determine is effective – it must also address what matters to patients.
Patients need to pay attention and hear directions. If only they would listen! We want them to comply with doctors’ orders for their own health. So why don’t they? Medical assistants can create change through patient communication. Read about some
Who is at the other end of the stethoscope? Sure, it may be your doctor who is listening intently. But who is making the decisions about your care? Is it you and your doctor, or do insurance functionaries have the real say? Anything that comes between the doctor and the patient is bad for health...
Watch this video for helpful advice on ways to prevent heart disease from Dr. Harding, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics.
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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.