As more seed capital flow into Internet social networking sites, more and more entrepreneurs are coming up with ways to get in between you and your patients. At the very least, you should know about the growing number of sites helping your patients talk about their illnesses and treatments — and about their doctors. continues…
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“What drugs are you taking?” — Is there something patients don’t understand about the question?
Patients underreported their use of common but potentially dangerous over-the-counter pain medications known as NSAIDs, according to research presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. continues…
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Unsuprisingly, patient health literacy is “worse than expected” (which I guess means that it is surprising; but somehow it didn’t surprise me).
New research from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine has found that nearly 50 percent of patients taking antihypertensive drugs in three community health centers were unable to accurately name a single one of their medications listed in their medical chart. That number climbed to 65 percent for patients with low health literacy. continues…
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New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press has published an editorial by Dr. Richard J. Scott, president of the Medical Society of New Jersey, slamming Web sites that allow patients to anonymously rate their doctors.
There should be transparency and accountability here, just as we expect from the press. Free speech does not give someone the right to shout fire on a crowded Internet. How do physicians get their reputations back once the damage is done?
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In focus groups performed by Ohio’s SummaSumma Health System’s Diversity Advisory Council, the council found communication and differences in cultural values to be a key factor in the disconnect between health care workers and some patients. continues…
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Are you as emotionally detached from your patients as you should be? How do you deal with a patient death, especially if you had a close relationship with that patient?
Those are some of the questions being examined by Dr. Elaine Kasket from London Metropolitan University. In a preliminary study, Kasket carried out detailed interviews with eight US physicians about their experiences of death. continues…
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New research shows that a doctor’s gender may hinder early diagnosis of heart disease in women.
The researchers, lead by Dr Ann Adams of Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick, used data taken from a large UK/US study to analyze the decision-making processes of 112 primary care doctors (56 from the US and 56 English) split equally male/female. continues…
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Delaware has about 70,000 diabetics and fewer than a dozen endocrinologists. Patients who want to see one can wait as much as four months. That is, unless you have connections. continues…
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A report in the July 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine says that Older adults who cannot read and understand basic health information appear to have higher mortality rates than those with adequate health literacy. continues…
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Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry found that eleven percent of “personal disclosures” by doctors (discussing their families, relationships, personal feelings, and other such things) disrupt patient treatment and 85 percent are of no use to patients.
McDaniel, PhD., of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, N.Y., and colleagues analyzed discreetly recorded transcripts of 113 primary care patient visits. continues…
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