The Doctors Company: Malpractice Claims Down
(MedPage Today) -- Communication with patients, diagnosis still problems (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 21, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
A Win for Patient Safety in the Electronic Era
Emergency medicine takes strides in developing a comprehensive reporting tool for EMR problems
We’ve written – in these pages and elsewhere – about the great potential of electronic health records to improve emergency care. That potential includes better access to past histories and medications, easier coordination among the care team, improved guideline adherence and evidence-based practice through intelligent decision support. And yet, as the country belatedly moves to adopt EHR, the potential for improved care has often remained just that – potential.
Even as a few decision support tools shine through and make a...
Source: EPMonthly.com - September 19, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Being Clear about Patient Needs in Psoriasis
This study would be impossible to coordinate alone and the fact we have been able to collaborate with industry means we now have specific data on this and we can begin to address this problem.”Furthermore, a well-informed and empowered patient population has benefits for all stakeholders, adds Hughes.“The plain and simple fact is that when people become more informed about the disease, they will understand that a range of treatments are available and it’s about finding the right one for them.”From a survey to an endpointFindings from the survey are also being prepared for submission to scientific journals and will ...
Source: EyeForPharma - August 24, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Danielle Barron Source Type: news
Securing Mobile Patient Communication
Tuesday, August 2, 2016. 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - July 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Three Patterns of Self Reflection from Physicians
In a study, physicians were asked to reflect on their communication with patients. Three themes seemed to emerge. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - June 17, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Karen Appold Tags: Operations Patient Relations Patients Physician Productivity Source Type: news
4 steps to improve quality in your practice
For doctors who want to improve patient care and office efficiency, there is a straight-forward, cost-effective way to achieve that goal. Learn the four steps you need to take.
Plan-Do-Study-Act
A new module in the AMA’s STEPS Forward™ collection of practice improvement strategies can guide you through the steps it will take to make quality-of-care improvements you have identified—anything from improving adult immunization rates to bettering diabetes or hypertension screening and care. It also can help your staff work flow concerns, such as lowering no-show rates and wait times and increasing your chances of fini...
Source: AMA Wire - June 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
New drugs, better communication critical in treatment of osteoporosis
Current treatment guidelines from the National Osteoporosis Foundation were reviewed, leading to phase 2 and 3 trials of new medications and a statement that effective physician-to-patient communication is critical.
Healio (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - May 16, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Here's How A Great Doctor Helps Her Patient Make A Cost-Conscious Treatment Decision
Sometimes in my research on physician/patient communication, I come across a doctor who is so good with her patients, I have to share their bedside manner with you. The most recent example is a (to remain unnamed) oncologist in the northeastern United States who practically gave a primer on shared decision making when caring for a patient with metastatic cancer. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 29, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Peter Ubel Source Type: news
Freshen Up Your Thinking
Inspiration can come from unpredictable places. While for some of us, brainstorming sessions inevitably become a mind prison, the best always seem to have another trick up their sleeve when they get stuck. Luckily, we’ve got the Customer Innovator Award finalists to ask how they do it. Use these tactics when you need to break out of that box:
Design for the future, not the past
Drug launches often come with a template set of patient support services: educational resources, drug information, and patient assistance. With timelines short and pressure high pre-launch, it is much easier to start with what has been done before...
Source: EyeForPharma - April 28, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Thomas Disley Source Type: news
A Focus on Literacy: Communication Skills Training to Improve Outcomes (Sarah Coles MD)
Medical education requires learning a complex new vocabulary to effectively communicate with physicians, the health care team, and the scientific community. However, this jargon does not translate to effective communication with patients. Patients remember little of what is discussed during a clinical encounter. Written advice, teach back techniques, and plain language can improve retention and compliance. Additionally, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) expect physicians to provide a clinical summary to patients following at least 50% of encounters to meet requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use. ...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What healthcare will look like in 2020: Patient communication
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - April 18, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: GAtherton Source Type: news
Priorities – Teamwork to achieve common goals
By: Robert M. Califf, M.D.
With my appointment as Commissioner of Food and Drugs comes a rare and humbling opportunity—to make a positive difference at an institution that does vitally important work for the nation and its citizens. During my vetting process I received hundreds of emails and had almost as many conversations with a large and diverse group of stakeholders. Over the course of these discussions, a recurring theme emerged: namely, that setting priorities would be critical to success.
This is hardly surprising. FDA regulates about 20 percent of the nation’s economy and, given the vast number of options, it w...
Source: Mass Device - March 31, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog FDA Source Type: news
A long and winding road: improving communication with patients in the NHS
This report warns that poor communication in the NHS has a profound impact on patient care, staff burnout and public funds. It argues that inadequacies in communication are damaging medical care and wasting much-needed NHS resources and estimates that the total cost, in England alone, is likely to be in excess of £1 billion a year. It says that better communication between healthcare professionals and patients can save costs, improve health outcomes and enhance the quality of experience of patients and the professionals who support them. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Candor Laws Growing, but Are They Effective?
Iowa is the latest state to launch a unique strategy that aims to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits and bolster doctor-patient communication after poor outcomes, while encouraging swift resolution. The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) law, which took effect in July 2015, permits privileged discussions between Iowa physicians and patients after medical errors and allows for compensation offers, when appropriate. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - February 26, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Alicia Gallegos Source Type: news
♡ UNISON: it stands up for the whole NHS team
Annette, medical secretary in Scotland
As a medical secretary, my job takes in every stage of the patient journey: from diagnosis to treatment and on to after-care.
Yet too often there is a lack of appreciation for my work and that of other staff working in NHS support services.
But UNISON is prioritising this as part of its “One Team” for our NHS campaign.
The work I do is an essential part of delivering a quality service for patients, so I am proud that my union is standing up for me and my role.
I am responsible for referral letters at the start right through to discharge at the end of a patient’s journey, and my ...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Rosa Ellis Tags: Magazine UNISON voices heart unions heart unions week Heart UNISON heart unison week one team one team for patient care trade union bill 2015 Source Type: news
