Bedside Manner: Advocating for a Relative in the Hospital
Bedside Manner: Advocating for a Relative in the Hospital – Wall Street Journal writer Melinda Beck wrote an article on the need and the value of having someone in the patients corner. All too often, we read about errors that were avoidable. Perhaps having someone who is only concerned with the welfare of one person can avert disaster and elevate the quality of care.
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For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way- Marcus Wellby may have only been a TV show, but lessons of bedside manner work. Emotional support from the doctor goes a long way to helping the patient. The Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that too few doctors were able to convey empathy and training them would improve patients outcomes.
Digitized Medical Record
Digitized Medical Record – Becoming more and more a means of containing information that may help to clarify information and avoid life threatening mistakes.
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Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to Patients
Research published in the journal Neurology, finds that being too thin in later years-especially for those who lose weight rapidly or who had been overweight-may well be an early sign of dementia.
