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Three Reasons Why Patients Think Doctors Need To Be Better Listeners

Jun 11, 2012 | Favorite Posts, Patient Perspective, Patient Perspective Blog, Patient-Centered Communication Blog, Patient-centered Communications, Physician-Patient Communications, Physician-Patient Communications Blog, Physician-Patient Relationship

A recent qualitative study (structured interviews) of patients conducted at McGill University School of Medicine underscores the importance of listening in physician-patient interactions. In this study, patients were asked to identify the qualities of a good...

Engaging Patients In Care Planning – What Providers Say And How They Say It Matters

Jun 4, 2012 | All, Favorite Posts, Lack of Time To Communicate, Patient Engagement, Patient Engagement Blog, Patient Perspective, Patient-Centered Communication Blog, Patient-centered Communications, Uncategorized

The following is s post by Carolyn Thomas, a fellow 2012 Stanford Medicine X e-patient scholar, which she wrote for her award-winning blog Heart Sisters. Imagine that your daughter is preparing for a junior ski race. It’s five minutes before the start of the race....

Is Lack Of Patient Engagement Really The Problem Today?

May 22, 2012 | All, Favorite Posts, Passive Sick Role, Patient Engagement, Patient Engagement Blog, Patient Perspective, Patient Perspective Blog, Patient-Centered Communication Blog, Patient-centered Communications, Physician Attitudes, Physician Attutudes Blog, Physician-Patient Communications, Physician-Patient Communications Blog

Everywhere you turn in the health care literature these days we are told how physicians need to do a better job getting patients engaged in their own health. But is lack of patient engagement really the problem? If Patients Are In Their Doctor's Office They Are...

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