Search results for "Patient-Physician Communication"
A text a day keeps the doctor informed
Inpatients, their caregivers, and their interns shared daily care plans and goals by texting in a med-peds pilot program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/free/a-text-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-informed.htm
22 Jun 2022
Weighing perioperative cardiac risk scores
Experts explain and compare the available tools, detailing which scores they prefer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/weighing-perioperative-cardiac-risk-scores.htm
15 Mar 2021
Optimal hospital care for Native Americans
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/optimal-hospital-care-for-native-americans.htm
15 Jan 2021
The case for a more proactive approach
Consider asking patients if they have any concerns about their care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/a-more-proactive-approach.htm
15 Oct 2020
Why and how to apologize
Saying you're sorry about a breakdown in care can help patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/why-and-how-to-apologize.htm
15 Oct 2020
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
Take note
Patients at University of Michigan's University Hospital are given bedside notepads to encourage discussions about care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/success.htm
15 Jan 2014
Doctoring with dignity
Even simple things like how patients are addressed can have a long-lasting effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/dignity.htm
15 Dec 2012
In the News
Rapid flu tests, ICU delirium risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/itn.htm
15 May 2012
Not all doctors fully disclose errors, pharma ties, bad prognoses, survey finds
A significant proportion of physicians do not completely agree that they should disclose serious medical errors or financial relationships with drug and device companies to patients, according to a recent survey.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/5.htm
15 Feb 2012