Communication Skills Training for Physicians Improves Patient Satisfaction

Boissy, A., Windover, A.K., Bokar, D. et al. Communication Skills Training for Physicians Improves Patient Satisfaction. J GEN INTERN MED 31, 755–761 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3597-2 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Skilled physician communication is a key component of patient experience. Large-scale studies of exposure to communication skills training and its impact on patient satisfaction Read more…

Family Physicians’ Experiences of Physical Examination.

Annals of Family Medicine. 2019 jul; 17 (4) : 304-310. Martina Ann Kelly, Lisa Kathryn Freeman, Tim Dornan PMID: 31285207 PURPOSE: The increased availability of reliable diagnostic technologies has stimulated debate about the utility of physical examination in contemporary clinical practice. To reappraise its utility, we explored family physicians’ experiences. Read more…

Physician Behavior and Patient Satisfaction: A Qualitative Review

Thomas L. Schwenk, MD reviewing Zulman DM et al. JAMA 2020 Jan 7 Healthcare experts evaluated physician–patient interactions and recommended five practices. Productivity demands and administrative tasks, particularly those associated with electronic medical records, often are blamed for detracting from the quality of physician–patient interactions and thereby lowering patients’ satisfaction with their healthcare. Read more…

Comparative Accuracy of Focused Cardiac Ultrasonography and Clinical Examination for Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Valvular Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Marbach JA et al. Ann Intern Med 2019 Aug 6. Flint N and Siegel RJ. Ann Intern Med 2019 Aug 6 Background:Incorporating focused cardiac ultrasonography (FoCUS) into clinical examination could improve the diagnostic yield of bedside patient evaluation. Purpose:To compare the accuracy of FoCUS-assisted clinical assessment versus clinical assessment alone Read more…

Diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in critically ill adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fernando SM, et al. BMJ. 2019. OBJECTIVES: To summarise and compare the accuracy of physical examination, computed tomography (CT), sonography of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), and transcranial Doppler pulsatility index (TCD-PI) for the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in critically ill patients. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis.DATA Read more…