Patient engagement is getting a lot of attention these days, particularly in the health information technology press. Anticipation of Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria is certainly is driving much of the “talk.” So too are the promises of improved patient outcomes...
One of the biggest problems with health care today is that there is way too much information and way too little communications going on between providers and patients. Here’s a great quote that explains what I mean: The two words information and communication are...
Can you say “reactance”? Don’t feel bad, I wasn’t familiar with the term either until recently. But as you will see, anyone that has ever been a patient will catch on pretty quickly as to what reactance is and how it works. Reactance is how we respond to something...