Patient-Physician Interactions and Electronic Health Records—Reply

Cultural Considerations in Physician-Patient Relationships, With an Emphasis on Electronic Health Record

Good and healthy communication between physician and patient is cornerstone of a complete medical care that has long been considered in sociology. From the classical point of view, the physician-patient relationship as a unique relationship encompasses a wide range of cultural and social influences. Electronic health record not only has facilitated the treatment and diagnosis process, but also ...

Electronic patient-physician communication: problems and promise.

A critical mass of Internet users will soon enable wide diffusion of electronic communication within medical practice. E-mail between physicians and patients offers important opportunities for better communication. Linking patients and physicians through e-mail may increase the involvement of patients in supervising and documenting their own health care, processes that may activate patients and...

Shame in Physician-Patient Interactions: Patient Perspectives

Patient–physician communication regarding electronic cigarettes

INTRODUCTION Smokers are likely asking their physicians about the safety of e-cigarettes and their potential role as a cessation tool; however, the research literature on this communication is scant. A pilot study of physicians in the United States was conducted to investigate physician-patient communication regarding e-cigarettes. METHODS A total of 158 physicians were recruited from a direc...

Electronic Health Record Adoption - Maybe It's not about the Money: Physician Super-Users, Electronic Health Records and Patient Care.

OBJECTIVE The slow adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems has been linked to physician resistance to change and the expense of EHR adoption. This qualitative study was conducted to evaluate benefits, and clarify limitations of two mature, robust, comprehensive EHR Systems by tech-savvy physicians where resistance and expense are not at issue. METHODS Two EHR systems were examined ...