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The Power of Soft Skills in the ICU
By Jesse Watts, PA-C | July 05, 2024Originally published on http://www.healthecareers.com No one would argue that top-notch technical skills are essential in the ICU. However, there’s increasing awareness of the…
Read More >Did You Choose a Good Doctor?
The doctor-patient relationship is important. Ensure your doctor is the right fit by looking for these six important characteristics. By Paul Wynn | Feb. 18, 2022, at 12:39 p.m. This…
Read More >The DO Book Club, Feb. 2022: It’s All in the Delivery and Motherhood, Medicine & Me
One DO details his quest to improve patient communication, and another shares her experiences as a mother and OB-GYN, in this month’s featured reads. Feb. 1, 2022 February 2022 issue…
Read More >Bugbee-Falk Book Award
Honored and excited that my book has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2021 Bugbee-Falk Book Award from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).…
Read More >Bedside Manners Aren’t Limited to Healthcare Workers
2020 was a challenging year for many, and it’s brought forth the need for several difficult conversations in the workplace. Whether it was having to tell someone he or she had been laid off or telling your boss you didn’t complete that report because you had to help your child with virtual school, one thing has become vital in the workplace: compassion.
Read More >Doctors working with improv actors to improve communication with patients
Breaking bad news is never easy. And as more health care options move to virtual platforms during the COVID-19 crisis, more health care workers are exploring new ways to better communicate with their patients.
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Fierce Healthcare Takes a Look at Telehealth
Some doctors are Zooming with improv actors to get better at delivering bad news. Here’s why.
Read More >Defining a successful clinical engineering transformation
Healthcare Global takes a look at e-health best practice and how best to implement clinical engineering William Girling|Dec 15|7 min read In our preceding article, we explored how clinical engineering…
Read More >Partnering for Interdisciplinary Communication
The Orsini Way is partnering with UNC Health, a not-for-profit integrated health care system headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Through the partnership, the UNC Medical Center is using The…
Read More >Difficult Conversations in Business: Lessons Learned from the ICU
The economic fallout of the global pandemic has resulted in an influx of layoffs and furloughs, leading to many difficult conversations between employers, employees, staffing agencies, and candidates. Delivering tough news in a professional setting is never easy, but it’s especially challenging when the discussion involves separating an employee from a company.
Read More >The Case for Compassionate Communication – KevinMD.com2
Originally posted on kevinmd.com A majority of physicians see between 11 and 20 patients per day, and among all practices, the majority of doctors spend between 17 and 24 minutes with each patient.…
Read More >3 Ways HR Can Use a Doctor’s Approach to Navigate Difficult Conversations – benefitnews.com
By Amanda Schiavo – Originally Posted on Employment Benefit News As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, HR leaders are finding that they are having difficult conversations with employees on…
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