What if you are seeing a patient for a follow-up from the ER, and with a click or two, you could find out what happened, what tests they had, and what you needed to know as you saw them the next day? A patient recently discharged from the hospital? A new patient you’ve never seen…
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The 5 Dimensions of Physician-to-Physician Communication: What’s Your Favorite Way?
As my sons sit at the dinner table texting on their phones, it got me thinking about how we physicians communicate, and how that has changed over the years. When I started in residency, fax machines, phones, and regular email were the choices for communication – in addition to face-to-face, of course. There are a…
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