[tweetmeme source="Healthmessaging" only_single=false]Health care professionals are a cynical lot. We joke about the “fad or buzz word of the month”…usually some vague concept heralded by the powers on high. Our job is to promote the idea…knowing full well that...
The first experience patients are likely to have with your hospital is not in an ER visit or inpatient stay. A patient's first experience will most likely be in one of your primary-care physician offices. That because a person is 10 times more likely during a year...
I am a big fan of Infographics. They are a great for turning otherwise complex data into practical information. Here's an Infographic I built to describe the "disconnect" that often occurs between physicians and patients and the impact of adherence.
“I don’t have the time to talk to patients…I don’t get reimbursed for that.” This is an all too common refrain from primary care physicians and practice managers when ever the subject of improving physician-patient communications comes up. I get it. Primary care...
The short answer: No. At least not in the context of a strong physician-patient relationship. Many physicians have legitimate concerns about the prospects of having their salary or level reimbursement linked to patient satisfaction. I would too given the way most...
Lots of smart people over the years have been trying to figure out why people stop taking their medications within the first 12 months. Within the first 12-months of starting a new prescription, patient compliance rates drop to less than 50%. This rate is even lower...
Ok...here’s a brain teaser. What medical condition is the most costly to employers? I’ll give you a hint. It is also a medical condition that is likely to go unrecognized and undiagnosed by primary care physicians. If you guessed depression you are correct. If you...
I recently participated in a Twitter Chat about physician-patient communications. A common refrain from some of the providers in the group was that "there isn't enough time" during the typical office visit for physicians to worry about communicating effectively....