Privileged Communications between Physician and Patient

Privileged communication between physician and patient.

Privileged communications.

How Communications Between Physician and Patient Affect Concordance, Compliance, and Patient Safety in a Canadian Setting

Our study focuses on health care communications and how it affects patient safety. Although the heart of our study is an examination of the core physician/patient relationship, we also integrate systematic factors beyond the dyadic encounter that have a direct bearing on communications, patient safety, and health outcomes. These additional factors are the interface with the health care system a...

Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction And Physician Characteristics

Background Physician care influences patient satisfaction. Inherent physician attributes may also affect scores. Objective To determine the relationship between physician characteristics and patient satisfaction regarding physician care and communication. Method Observational retrospective study. We examined patient satisfaction surveys from inpatient adults across 9 questions (HCAHPS: Cour...

Physician recommendations and patient autonomy: finding a balance between physician power and patient choice.

Medical care in the United States has rapidly moved away from a paternalistic approach to patients and toward an emphasis on patient autonomy. At one extreme end of this spectrum is the "independent choice" model of decision making, in which physicians objectively present patients with options and odds but withhold their own experience and recommendations to avoid overly influencing patients. T...