Should You Record Your Patient Encounters? An Interview With James Ryan, DO
Patients are increasingly recording physician visits on their phones, should physicians do the same.
All articles by Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Should Physicians Treat Family and Friends? Three Experts Weigh In
Although all of the guidelines acknowledge that there are emergent situations in which providing care for a family member or friend is not only permissible but also essential, other situations are frowned upon.
Transference in the Age of #MeToo: What Counts as Harassment From a Patient?
The psychological effect on psychiatrist victims should be acknowledged even when the behavior of the perpetrator can be explained by diagnosis.
Keeping Politics Out of Patient Care: Interview With Anupam B. Jena, MD
To shed further light on the study’s implications, MPR interviewed lead author Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Court-Mandated Substance Abuse Treatment: Exploring the Ethics and Efficacy
While many treatments for substance use disorder are not evidence based, several evidence-based approaches have shown effectiveness in court-mandated treatment settings.
Tips on Improving Communication With Older Patients
Communication with older patients can be complicated for several reasons.
A Clinician Weighs In: Discussing Sensitive Topics WIth Patients
Patients must feel that their physicians are empathetic and non-judgmental, particularly when discussing sensitive topics.
Expert Opinion: Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Physician Burnout
Compassion fatigue affects workers across the spectrum of helping professions, and is extremely prevalent among physicians.
Improving Patient Encounters While Balancing EHR Tasks
Research suggests that the growing number of tasks required by EHRs can compromise patient encounters.
Guidelines Released for Chronic Pain Management in Patients With HIV
The HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new guidelines chronic pain management in patients with HIV.
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