Motivational interviewing can help patients take a step towards better health. For patients who are reluctant to make changes, try motivational interviewing to help them set goals. As providers, we ...

The surge in healthcare consumerism is empowering patients with more autonomy and choices than ever when it comes to “shopping around for care.” In fact, industry research shows approximately 30% of ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Motivational interviewing, a conversational style designed to "strengthen a person's motivation and commitment to change," is more than just a technique, according to Auguste Fortin ...

Patient satisfaction typically isn't the most important issue for emergency room doctors when dealing with life-and-death cases and a waiting room packed full of sick patients. But it must become a ...

SOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Formedic, the nation’s leading provider of patient record forms, introduces the Medical History Questionnaire (www.FormedicMHQ.com), a free, easy-to-use electronic ...

Dartmouth medical student Nsomma Alilonu and Professor Thomas Thesen test the interactive voice component on their AI Patient Actor app, which allows students to practice talking to a simulated ...

Sometimes patients’ anger comes from a sense of entitlement. These patients can be manipulative and play on our guilt. We often respond by getting angry ourselves or wanting to “put them in their ...

I appreciate Laura Landro's excellent "Informed Patient" column "Teaching Doctors How to Interview" (Personal Journal, Sept. 21). Let's be honest. When it comes to communication, doctors fall into one ...

doctor angry patient Monthly Prescribing Reference spoke with Karen Broquet, MD, MHPE, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, ...