Teaching Med Students to Illustrate for Patient Communication Teaching Med Students to Illustrate for Patient Communication
A passion for art can aid in patient communication. Encouraging medical students to develop their illustration skills may help them better explain things to their future patients.Medscape Med Students (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Article Source Type: news
Allscripts announces acquisition of patient communication platform HealthGrid
EHR vendor Allscripts has made an agreement to purchase patient communication app maker Health Grid for $60 million in cash, with an additional $50 million in earnout payments based on Health Grid achieving certain revenue targets over the next three years, according to a recently registered SEC filing. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 4, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Align Tech shares rise on Street-beating Q1, iTero CFDA win, product launches
Shares in Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) rose today after the dental-focused device maker posted Street-beating Q1 earnings alongside a number of other updates, including a clearance from China’s FDA, an update on a legal spat with SmileDirectClub and multiple product launches.
The San Jose, Calif.-based company posted profits of $95.9 million, or $1.17 per share, on sales of $436.9 million for the three months ended March 31, for bottom-line growth of 38.1% while sales grew 40.8% compared with the same period last year.
Align Technology’s earnings per share were ahead of the 98¢ consensus on Wall Street, where analys...
Source: Mass Device - April 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Dental Legal News MassDevice Earnings Roundup Regulatory/Compliance aligntechnology Source Type: news
Henry Schein and Internet Brands Form Joint Venture To Deliver Integrated Technology To Enhance Dental Practice Management
New global company - called Henry Schein One - combines Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Exan, Easy Dental, Demandforce, Sesame Communications and other market-leading dental brands MELVILLE, N.Y., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world ' s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners, and Internet Brands,a leading provider of web presence and online marketing software, announced today the creation of a joint venture designed to deliver integrated dental technology to help the profession improve practice manage...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - April 4, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Carestream Updated Software Helps Practices Manage Workflow
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2018 Carestream Dental is built on a legacy of software innovation that continues to evolve to this day. From streamlined practice management software to time-saving modeling software, new updates and releases for CS PracticeWorks, CS SoftDent and CS Model+ keep dental professionals organized and efficient so they can better serve patients. The latest updates to CS PracticeWorks v8.1 give users greater visibility and access to important patient information. The appointment book now stretches across all computer screens —regardless of size—for easier viewing, and appointments can be drag...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 28, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Study Offers Insights on Communicating With Patients
A study in the January/February 2018 issue ofAnnals of Family Medicine observed primary care interactions and communication with patients with newly diagnosed diabetes. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 2, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
A Tool to Measure Students' Communication Skills A Tool to Measure Students' Communication Skills
This study details a useful instrument developed for assessing student pharmacist-patient communication skills.American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Journal Article Source Type: news
How To Tell Grandpa He Is Too Old For Another Colonoscopy
When helping patients avoid the harms of unnecessary testing, physicians should also use language that avoids hurting their patients ' feelings. Recent research suggests ways to improve doctor-patient communication when discussing these tricky topics. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 12, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Peter Ubel, Contributor Source Type: news
Implementing Patient Communication Checklists
Physicians implement checklists when they are providing clinical care for patients — but what about emotional support? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 8, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Jordan Rosenfeld Tags: Difficult Patients Patient Relations Physician Productivity Source Type: news
Medical Jargon May Cloud Doctor-patient Communication Medical Jargon May Cloud Doctor-patient Communication
When patients misunderstand commonly used medical terms, communication and decision-making may suffer, UK researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Medical jargon may cloud doctor-patient communication
(Reuters Health) - When patients misunderstand commonly used medical terms, communication and decision-making may suffer, UK researchers say. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Are You Sure That's What the Doctor Said About Your Leukemia?
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2017 -- The stress of a frightening leukemia diagnosis may impede clear doctor-patient communication, a new study suggests.
Patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) tend to view their illness and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Advance Care Planning Conversations Advance Care Planning Conversations
An understanding of the factors involved in advance care planning will help practitioners facilitate effective communication with patients regarding their health care preferences.Journal for Nurse Practitioners (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
‘Teaching kitchen’ cooks up basics for health sciences students at UCLA
Spinach, eggs, tomatoes, skillets and spatulas are not typically in a health professional ’s toolkit. But for some UCLA students, they eventually might be.At UCLA Health Sciences, students are learning about nutrition and food preparation in what might seem an unlikely place — not a classroom but rather a kitchen in a store better known for high-end kitchenware: Sur La Table. The store is playing host to a so-called “teaching kitchen,” as part of a pilot program that teaches healthy eating and cooking skills to students in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UC LA, Fielding School of Public Health, the dental sc...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
