People are forever telling me that I am wasting my time talking to providers about the need to improve their patient communication skills. Naysayers typically cite one of the following reasons for wh… more →
Mind The Gapwrote 2 weeks ago: People are forever telling me that I am wasting my time talking to providers about the need to impro … more →
wrote 2 months ago: “In the wound care practice and program from which these patients come, a large number of patients a … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Rachel Wall, RDH, BS, Founder & President Inspired Hygiene, Inc. Rachel Wall, RDH, BS, touches o … more →
wrote 4 months ago: There are two very important lessons to learn with prescribing and the interaction with patients: “S … more →
wrote 4 months ago: “Patient Compliance”: in physician and pharmaceutical circles, it’s the new black. How do we make p … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Patient compliance isn’t always as easy as taking a pill. The more ways you can reinforce care … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Way back in 1847, the American Medical Association panel on ethics decreed that “the patient s … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Marlin Q. Patient calls you one day and makes an appointment to come see you. Upon arrival you disc … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and “bundled payments” are set to play a central role in the A … more →
wrote 11 months ago: A recent qualitative study (structured interviews) of patients conducted at McGill University … more →
wrote 11 months ago: The following is s post by Carolyn Thomas, a fellow 2012 Stanford Medicine X e-patient scholar, whic … more →
wrote 12 months ago: This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’ll be joined by GI Fellow at UNC, Dr. Anne Peery to talk about … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the biggest problems with health care today is that there is way too much information and way … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It is almost here, the day to show your Mother how much she means to you, and what better way to do … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Can you say “reactance”? Don’t feel bad, I wasn’t familiar with the term either until recently. Bu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Source: Data Sneak Peek: Groups Involved in Patient Adherence Teams … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The term compliance is one that is used to describe a patient doing what he or she is told to do. If … more →
wrote 1 year ago: At some point in my travels I came across an article by a woman with breast cancer who discussed the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: tweetmeme_url = 'http://healthecommunications.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-critical-role-of-patient- … more →