Communication

PARK CITY, Utah — Physicians can sever ties with difficult patients, but these terminations require communication, documentation and justification, according to a presentation here.

Increased screen time at age 1 year was associated with developmental delays in communication and problem-solving at ages 2 and 4 years, according to study findings reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

When you tell a patient that complications for their upcoming surgery are “rare” or that it is “uncommon” for their disease to result in blindness, do you know what you’re actually telling them?

Children and adolescents who received social media counseling from trained primary care physicians reported reductions in unsafe social media behaviors and greater communication with parents, a recent study found.

PARK CITY, Utah — By consenting to provide care to patients who are seeking it, practitioners establish relationships with those patients. But these transactions are not as simple as they seem, according to a presentation here.

AUSTIN, Texas — Communication and awareness of the myriad disease domains are essential to preventing a misdiagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, according to a presenter at the 2023 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.

Access to personal medical information via secure messages in online patient portals has provided patients with an opportunity to become more involved in their care.

PARK CITY, Utah — Providers need to manage patient relationships to prevent poor outcomes for everyone, according to an Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Allergy, Asthma & Immunology CME Conference presentation.

As institutions increasingly make use of clinical texting applications, emoji and emoticons have become a common feature of medical communications.

An artificial intelligence chatbot generated higher quality, empathetic responses to patient questions, highlighting its potential as burnout-reducing technology in primary care practices, according to researchers.