Vital Conversations : Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients.

By:

Rosen, Dennis

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780231538046

Subject(s):

Physician-Patient Relations

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vital ConversationsDDC classification:

610.69/6

LOC classification:

R727.3

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Contents:

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- 1. Better Outcomes, Lower Costs -- 2. One Size Does Not Fit All -- 3. When Worlds Collide -- 4. Disease, Illness, and Sickness -- 5. Body and Soul -- 6. Reconciling Different Worldviews -- 7. Making It Stick -- 8. Putting It All Together: Creating a Better Clinical Encounter -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: 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 to those of other countries. Poor communication between doctors and patients, Dennis Rosen argues, is at the heart of this disparity, a pervasive problem that damages not only the well-being of the patient but also the integrity of the health-care system and society as a whole. Drawing upon research in biomedicine, sociology, and anthropology and integrating personal stories from his medical practice in three different countries (and as a patient), Rosen shows how important good communication between physicians and patients is to the provision of high-quality--and less-expensive--care. Without it, treatment adherence and preventive services decline, and the rates of medical complications, hospital readmissions, and unnecessary testing and procedures rise. Rosen illustrates the consequences of these problems from both the caregiver and patient perspectives and explores the socioeconomic and cultural factors that cause important information to be literally lost in translation. He concludes with a prescriptive chapter for patients and physicians aimed at building the cultural competencies and communications skills necessary for higher-quality, less-expensive care, making medicine more satisfying for all involved.

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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 to those of other countries. Poor communication between doctors and patients, Dennis Rosen argues, is at the heart of this disparity, a pervasive problem that damages not only the well-being of the patient but also the integrity of the health-care system and society as a whole. Drawing upon research in biomedicine, sociology, and anthropology and integrating personal stories from his medical practice in three different countries (and as a patient), Rosen shows how important good communication between physicians and patients is to the provision of high-quality--and less-expensive--care. Without it, treatment adherence and preventive services decline, and the rates of medical complications, hospital readmissions, and unnecessary testing and procedures rise. Rosen illustrates the consequences of these problems from both the caregiver and patient perspectives and explores the socioeconomic and cultural factors that cause important information to be literally lost in translation. He concludes with a prescriptive chapter for patients and physicians aimed at building the cultural competencies and communications skills necessary for higher-quality, less-expensive care, making medicine more satisfying for all involved.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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