Search results for "Patient Communication"
Put patients in the driver's seat to steer toward better health
Engaging patients in managing their own chronic diseases can be the key to helping them achieve their goals and improve outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/education.htm
1 Feb 2008
‘Discontinued’ medications a problem when using EHRs
Physicians who wonder why a patient is still taking a discontinued medication might look to their EHRs for the answer. Unlike with new prescriptions, a doctor's orders to stop a drug usually aren't automatically transmitted to pharmacies. This widespread problem requires an old-fashioned solution: talking to patients to ensure they know what medications they are meant to be taking.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/prescribing.htm
1 Apr 2013
A physician who e-mails patients—and likes it
A physician relates how online communication with patients has streamlined his health care delivery and even provided a trickle of revenue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/mgma.htm
1 Jan 2009
Don't give up on patient self-management
Time-pressed physicians are adopting a team approach as they grapple with how to help their patients improve their health. Referred to as “patient self-management,” the sometimes time-consuming process can be handled directly or through trained coaches.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/self-management.htm
1 Feb 2013
About 30% of the U.S. population misusesalcohol, according to ...
Alcohol continued from page 1. See Alcohol, page 15. PATIENT COMMUNICATION.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/acpi-201301-alcohol_t1.pdf
3 Jan 2013