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by | April 8, 2025 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

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Why Doctors Need To Listen To And Understand The Patient’s “Perspectives” – A True Story

by | July 1, 2015 | Favorite Posts, Patient Engagement, Patient Perspective, Patient Preferences, Patient Trust, Patient-centered Communications, Physician-Driven/Paternalistic Communication, Physician-Patient Communications, Physician-Patient Relationship, Shared Decision Making | 0 Comments

Perhaps the most fundamental principle of “patient-centered care” is for clinicians to understand the patient’s perspective regarding key aspects of a care episode. Here’s a real life example that just happened to my wife and I...
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We Stop Being A “Person” And Become A “Patient” When We Walk Into The Exam Room At The Doctor’s Office

by | June 22, 2015 | Asks Questions, Favorite Posts, Passive Sick Role, Patient Engagement, Patient Perspective, Patient Preferences, Patient Trust, Patient-centered Communications, Physician Attitudes, Physician-Driven/Paternalistic Communication, Physician-Patient Communications, Physician-Patient Relationship | 0 Comments

We all play many roles in life .... spouse, employee, sibling, parent, friend, customer, and so on. Each of these roles brings with it its' own unique set of expectations (self-imposed as well as externally imposed - can you say spouse) for how we are supposed to...
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Engaging Patients In Care Planning – What Providers Say And How They Say It Matters

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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....

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Is Lack Of Patient Engagement Really The Problem Today?

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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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