Physician-Patient Relation
Provider empathy may improve patient satisfaction, but more research is needed
Practitioner empathy was associated with greater patient satisfaction, according to results from more than a dozen trials, although the findings were hampered by inadequate reporting and a risk of bias, according to researchers.
Q&A: ABFM develops quality measure to assess continuity of care
Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, according to experts.
VIDEO: Talking to patients about the role of race in clinical decision-making builds trust
In this video, Insa M. Schmidt, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, discusses patients’ perceptions on how race factors are used in clinical decision-making.
Electronic patient-reported outcome systems improves outpatient workflow
The use of electronic patient-reported outcome systems, or ePROs, reduced outpatient wait times without worsening outcomes or satisfaction with care, according to a review in the The Royal Society of Medicine Journals.
Curing distrust in rheumatologic care
This month’s roundtable, “Paradigms of distrust,” by a stellar cast of clinicians — Priya Fielding-Singh, PhD; Kenneth G. Saag, MD; Jen Sebring, BA(H), MSc; and Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH — is a painful examination of moments in practice that are far from what we would envision as caring, and far from what we would want for ourselves or our loved ones if we were in need.
Family: The most important thing in life
“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” – George Bernard Shaw
Building confidence: Experts help you answer more common questions about COVID-19 vaccines
Healio has added three new topics to its Building Confidence: A COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion Guide.
Q&A: 'Slow medicine' promotes shared decision-making, listening to patients
Adopting “slow medicine” over “fast medicine” confers “real and tangible” improvements in health, according to an opinion piece published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Researchers identify ways to improve physician-patient visits
Findings of a mixed methods study in JAMA identified five ways to improve patient-physician visits: prepare for a meaningful interaction, listen attentively and completely, agree on health goals, connect with the patient, and tune in to emotional hints.