When a new patient comes to my examination room, the first visit is about building trust. We gather the patient’s history, try to make them comfortable, and then use the information gathered to formulate a treatment plan. This process is challenging enough with English-speaking patients. For ...
“I’m a pediatrician. My bosses want me to cut new-patient visit times in half,” by Frances Quee the response This is a good example as to why a private practice setting is best. Yes, there are many headaches, but the freedom to set one’s own rules trumps the above problems. —...
Patient-reported outcomes: Time for a new approach?doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2018.07.007Abbott JaniceJournal of Cystic Fibrosis
Offices of FPMRS providers were called to ascertain the earliest available new patient visit for a fictional female patient with "urine leakage". Programs without FPMRS faculty (18.7%) were excluded. FPMRS providers that did not accept Medicaid (15.6%) were also excluded. Negative binomial ...
‘information’ was regarded as a central function of patient–doctor interaction, as shown Fig.1. It was the potential loss of this capacity in any service re-organization that primarily concerned patients. Not getting information—on the day of a clinic visit—offers the worst of all possible...
Matthieu Tachon has been promoting the traditional art form of Tai Chi in his French community for a long time. An orthopaedist by day, Matthieu started his practice in the late fall of 2015 right after his first visit to the birth place of Tai Chi in Chenjiagou, China. World record ...
“After the second or third visit with Dr. Dan, there was no pain and I haven’t felt any pain since.” ANTHONY Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star “By the time my progress report was given to me by Dr. Dan, I felt better in so many ways that I am amazed. ...
Insufficient patient enrollment per month (=accrual) is the leading cause of cancer trial termination. To identify and quantify factors associated with pat
We all have. In fact, 40% of the time, the first symptom of heart disease is death. It is no different with your spine. By the time we have developed symptoms, a significant amount of spinal damage has already likely occurred. Do not wait for pain to get your spine checked. Your he...
The key is to take the time and be thorough on the initial visit to make sure that chiropractic is the appropriate treatment for you. This is what gives us the phenomenal success rate once you are accepted for care. Our office is not for everyone. In fact, we do not accept everyone fo...