Physician Patient category: 198 books
by Irene S. Switankowsky
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
A Patient-Centered Approach to the Chronically-Ill addresses the unique needs of chronically-ill patients and the challenges they present for medical doctors. This book features four principles of the patient-centered approach that can be used by physicians in treating chronically-ill patients. By...
Understanding and Using Health Experiences
Improving patient care
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Improving patient experience is a global priority for health policy-makers and care providers. The need to look at healthcare delivery through the eyes of patients is widely accepted, but how should it be done? What use can be made of this information, and what evidence is there that such exercises...
by Edward L. Bradley III, Editors of Consumer Reports Books
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2015
In a Patient's Guide to Surgery, Dr. Edward L. Bradley III explains all you need to know to prepare yourself for the surgical experience. This book describes how you can actively participate in the decision-making process and, as a result, improve your chances for successful surgery and recovery.
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Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery
What the Practitioner Needs to Know and Do
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Manual of Cancer Treatment Recovery presents the first comprehensive program to guide the recovery from cancer and its treatment. The Manual helps you, other practitioners, and your staff members plan early intervention and promote healing right from the start, before distressing symptoms begin. Manual...
Hippocrates' Shadow
Secrets from the House of Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Everyone knows of the Hippocratic Oath, the famous invocation sworn by all neophyte physicians. But most don't realize that the father of modern medicine was an avid listener and a constant bedside presence. Hippocrates believed in the doctor-patient connection and gained worldwide renown for championing...
Malpractice
A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health Care System Harms Patients and Protects Dangerous Doctors
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
An insider’s devastating critique of modern medical practices and “an honest view of what our broken health-care system looks like” (Patricia J. Skolnik, president, Citizens for Patient Safety, LLC).
In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report revealing that as many...
Improving Medical Outcomes
The Psychology of Doctor-Patient Visits
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
The problems faced by medical doctors and automobile mechanics are in some ways quite similar—something isn't working right and must be fixed. They must both figure out the cause of malfunctions and determine the appropriate treatments. Yet, the mechanic has no need to worry about an automobile's...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
The integration of mobile technology into the medical industry has revolutionized the efficiency and delivery of healthcare services. Once limited by distance and physical barriers, health professionals can now reach patients and other practitioners with ease. M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered...
by Steven L. Flamm, MD
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2014
Dr. Flamm has invited a group of distinguished hepatologists to provide insight into the assessment of a variety of scenarios where clinical judgment based on experience and published literature is an invaluable addition to the care of individual patients. Articles included in the issue address the...
Vital Conversations
Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The health-care system in the United States is by far the most expensive in the world, yet its outcomes are decidedly mediocre in comparison with those of other countries. Poor communication between doctors and patients, Dennis Rosen argues, is at the heart of this disparity, a pervasive problem that...
Patient Treatment Adherence
Concepts, Interventions, and Measurement
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2006
This new book summarizes the adherence literature for a number of specific health behaviors and populations. It provides a comprehensive source on the conceptualization, interventions, and measurement of treatment adherence and a synthesis of the research across demographic and chronic diseases. The...
Talking to Your Doctor
A Patient's Guide to Communication in the Exam Room and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The last time you went to your doctor, you might have emerged feeling dissatisfied and disoriented. Nothing was clear after you left the office, and you don’t know whether it’s your fault or the doctor’s. While patients need to take control of the visit and set their agenda, the latest research...
When Partnering with Your Medical Doctor is Difficult
The Present Day Dilemma in Getting Proper Medical Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
The health care - medical professional’s field is among the most important callings on earth but doctors and medical workers have very difficult and very stressful jobs. There has also arisen an unmistakable doctor-shortage in many areas of America. This has increased the workload of medical staff...
Twelve Patients
Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam and in the spirit of Oliver Sacks, this intensely involving memoir from a former medical director is a "humanitarian and heartbreaking tapestry where modern medicine confronts the atrocities of life" (Kirkus Reviews).
Using the plights...