Risk Management
Patient-Doctor Communications
Links to sources of additional information.
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Risk Management
Communication Tips 14 ways you can improve your communication skills and reduce your liability risk. |
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"Hey
Doc...Can We Talk?" Barriers to effective listening and tips on things you can do to become a better listener. |
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"Physician-Patient
Dialogue: Key to Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits" Effective Physician-patient dialogue can enhance patient satisfaction and encourage healthy outcomes. |
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Online Patient
Education Program Ask Me 3 is an educational program provided by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication - a coalition of national organizations that have banded together to promote awareness and solutions to the problem of low health literacy and its effect on health outcomes. |
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"Healthy
Communications in the Exam Room Assist Healthy Outcomes" Honest and respectful talk between patients and their doctors is critical for patients to get the most out of their doctor visits. |
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"Doctor-Patient
Communication Tips" Tips on ways patients can encourage improved communications with their Physicians. |
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"How
To – And Not To – Disclose Medical Errors to Patients." A poorly implemented disclosure policy can be a factor in whether a patient or family pursues litigation. |
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"Conversations
in Care" A web-book on improving health care through better Physician/Patient communications. Each chapter is authored by a leading expert in the field of communications. |
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"eRisk
Guidelines for Physician–Patient Online Communications" Important information addressing the issues and concerns associated with physician-patient interaction and communication via the Web. |
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"Recognizing
and overcoming inadequate health literacy, a barrier to care." Learning to recognize when a patient has low literacy skills can help Physicians develop strategies to improve patients' health literacy. |
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"Americans
with Disabilities Act and Hearing Interpreters." A review of the ADA requirements for interpreters by the American Medical Association. |
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