OK – so my Latin might be rusty, but a question came up this week that will help you understand even better how a patient needs to advocate on his/her own behalf…. I got a call from the mother of a friend of mine. (I’ll call her Jane.) Jane’s husband Max has been diagnosed with […]
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You can’t make this stuff up. My friend and colleague Ilene Corina from PULSE (patient safety organization) shared this story and has given me permission to share it with you: ………………….. Ever Wonder: Why Bother? By Ilene Corina I took my son for a skin procedure and the doctor who was working on his face
Infection Control – an uphill battle Read More »
Yesterday I came down on the Times — so today I’ll give them some credit for Jane Brody’s article on health literacy. Seems that regardless of someone’s level of education, socio-economic status, age, race, etc, we are equally capable of being considered as “low health literate.” The article reviews two studies that cite earlier death
The New York Times: Health Literacy ~ getting it right this time Read More »
A health report written by Eric Nagourney, and featured last week in the New York Times tells us that doctors spend almost 16 minutes with patients — at least those who are older than 65. The patients came from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds, and the study was done in three different medical situations, and
The New York Times – asleep at the switch? Read More »
Art Buchwald did it his way. Others make the choice every day. My mother-in-law has now made the choice, too, and I’d even made a similar decision myself, although I was fortunate because it turned out to be unnecessary. It’s the choice NOT to be treated for a disease or condition — a choice, instead,
Refusing Treatment and Quality of Life Read More »
I have news alerts delivered to my email each day, and it seems like the topic of the week has been how horribly harmful those TV ads (OK, and radio and newspaper and web) are when they try to convince mere viewers (or readers or listeners) to ask for certain drugs. Most people don’t know
Pharmaceutical Drugs and Advertising Read More »
Most of us patients have very definite impressions when we leave a medical appointment about the doctor’s service to us: either we are satisfied with the experience and appreciate the time and care we’ve received…. or….. We are frustrated and angry and wish we had the nerve to tell the doctor what we REALLY think
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Most of us patients have very definite impressions when we leave a medical appointment about the doctor’s service to us: either we are satisfied with the experience and appreciate the time and care we’ve received…. or….. We are frustrated and angry and wish we had the nerve to tell the doctor what we REALLY think
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