Search results for "Patient Communication"
The question patients won't ask but want answered
Research indicates sexual problems and concerns are common after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2013
Mixing alcohol with opioids, benzodiazepines sending users to emergency departments
Nearly one-fifth of opioid abuse-related ED visits and more than one-fourth of benzodiazepine abuse-related ED visits involved alcohol, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/22/3.htm
22 Oct 2014
Hospitalists can help IOM fix dying process
A new report calls for improvements in end-of-life care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2014
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Cross-discipline initiatives are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/palliative.htm
15 Mar 2015
Breaking the barriers
Identifying “teachable moments” for patients is an important part of quality care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/palliative-care-perspectives.htm
15 Jul 2015
Patient navigator program reduces length of stay
A 442-bed acute care urban academic health center in Toronto decreased length of stay by improving patient-physician communication and handoffs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/success-story-length-of-stay.htm
15 Nov 2015
Top Docs
Meet ACP Hospitalist's 2015 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/top-hospitalists-2015.htm
15 Nov 2015
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about tackling bias and avoiding turf.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lte.htm
15 Apr 2016
Taking communication skills seriously
Formal training can improve patient satisfaction, physician burnout.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/communication-training.htm
15 Oct 2016
Talking about distress and prognosis at ASCO
Physician-patient communication needs improvement and attention, according to experts at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/talking-about-distress-and-prognosis-at-asco.htm
15 Aug 2018