Blogs about: Doctor Patient Relationship
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Don’t overwhelm patients with unnecessary detail
On use of ‘medi-speak’ and the need for plain language in doctor-patient communications. Tongue-in-cheek in parts (the example is funny). Quote: So docs: if you are frustrated that patient… more →
My Lymphoma Journey
Know When to Fold Them
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wrote 16 hours ago: “A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep, tranqu … more →
Patient-Doctor Relationship
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wrote 3 days ago: Tonight I pulled together all the posts we have on the patient-doctor relationship into one page. P … more →
Getting What You Want in a Negotiation/Martin Rosenfeld
wrote 1 week ago: An article written recently by Laura Landro (WSJ) discusses a technique called “motivational i … more →
The Honest Truth about Lies in the Doctor-Patient Relationship
wrote 1 week ago: Dr. Gregory House in the TV show “House” is annoying, mean, and pessimistic (and fictitious) but whe … more →
Slow Medicine
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wrote 1 week ago: Time heals all wounds, they say, or, in medicine, if not all, then many. But with our improved effi … more →
The Less Than Sexy Sinuses
wrote 1 week ago: Happy birthday TODAY to my first born, Ms. Nima Beckie, whose name means (in Tibetan) the sun up in … more →
Open up and say 'neigh': Horses Help Teach Med Students
wrote 1 week ago: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Video: For America’s nex … more →
Dr. Facebook will (not) see you now: How social media is changing medicine
wrote 1 week ago: Earlier in my career I travelled to Uganda as part of my training in tropical medicine. It was 1998, … more →
Confidence and Humility Go Together
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is the good and the bad news. There will always be something we can do better. The Bible has a … more →
Treating with Placebo
wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent study in PLoS ONE looks at the usage of placebos by clinicians in the UK. Of interest to me … more →
How Not to Die - Jonathan Rauch - The Atlantic
wrote 2 weeks ago: How Not to Die – Jonathan Rauch – The Atlantic. … more →
Thoughts On Patient Engagement, Patient-Centeredness and Communication-Centered Medical Records
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Sometimes I come across a post that I absolutely must share… such is the case with this re-pri … more →
The business side of the patient experience.
wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorting through the mail a few weeks ago, I was delighted to discover that a check had arrived for m … more →
Plenty of Fluids, Bed Rest, and…an App?
wrote 3 weeks ago: With the things in our lives becoming increasingly digitized – from photos to files to funny cats – … more →
Guilty Pleasures
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I read this phrase somewhere and that’s what today blog is: my guilty pleasure. It’s my pleasure be … more →
How important is Secure Texting in Healthcare?
wrote 1 month ago: According to the CTIA-The Wireless Association in 2011, 1.138 trillion Short Message Service (SMS) w … more →
New meaning of 'Trust'
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wrote 1 month ago: Skydiving in UK Like most of us during childhood, I also wanted to fly and as I grew old I thought t … more →
Bright lights
wrote 1 month ago: The latest salvo in the battle between the University of Texas Austin, Board of Regents and the Texa … more →
Medical Miscellany: Change Hurts
wrote 1 month ago: Punch Magazine, August 3, 1861. “The Doctor has been Sounding the Gentleman’s Chest in t … more →
