Eleven Things to Never Say to Patients
Physician-patient interactions can be rife with emotion. Here are phrases physicians should take care to avoid during these situations.
When patients present for care, it's common for emotions to run high. And given the incredibly vulnerable position these encounters often place patients in, it's not surprising for fear, worry, and apprehension to take center stage.Carefully selected wording on the part of physicians can help to calm these situations and prevent further patient discomfort.Here are 11 phrases best avoided during possibly delicate and intense physician-patient interactions.To view the slideshow in PDF format, click here.
Cognitive Biases in Healthcare
September 27th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Dr. Nada Elbuluk, practicing dermatologist and director of clinical impact at VisualDx, about how cognitive biases present themselves in care strategies and how the industry can begin to work to overcome these biases.
