by Stephanie Barlas | Sep 11, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
Use chatbots and email strategically to engage patients and save time COVID-19 presented doctors and patients with a crash course in digital health technology. Four in ten patients started using a new app or digital technology to stay connected to their providers at...
by Katie Moyer | Mar 16, 2018 | Patient Engagement, Relating to Your Patients
Your choice of words matters. Here’s what to say to patients—and what not to say “A doctor’s ability to explain, listen, and empathize has a profound impact on a patient’s care,” stated the New York Times. Yet the Times found that a startling two out of every three...
by Katie Moyer | Jul 28, 2017 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
These factors within doctors’ control make a difference to patients As the battle over health care reform in the U.S. rages on, doctors may feel that there is little they can do to improve things in any significant way for their patients in the midst of all this...
by Rachel Bishop | Jun 23, 2017 | Relating to Your Patients
Essential doctor-patient communication skills for handling every patient personality type What doctor hasn’t dealt with the fearful or anxious patient? Or the know-it-all patient? Or the overly friendly patient? There are as many different patient personalities as...