The Search For A Healthcare Practitioner

Investigating problems on both the doctors and patients side during the interaction at any medical appointment is key when interpreting statistics that relate to this matter. These aspects will be further explored later in this paper. The general consensus from many articles and studies indicate that miscommunication is a massive problem that impacts many individuals who die each year from miscommunication. Furthermore, each article shows a different perspective on where this error comes from and where, both doctor and patient, go wrong and what they can both do to improve the communication between them. Another aspect that must also be incorporated into this argument is that communication is not all verbal and that non-verbal communication can be just as effective or ineffective when it comes to dealing with other medical personnel or patients. The 7% rule coined by Albert Mehrabian in his book “Silent Messages” states that “93% of communication is non-verbal, with 55% being body language and 38% being tone of voice; leaving only 7% of communication being verbal.” (“Silent Messages” Albert Mehrabian), and that ineffective or bad non-verbal communication can be just as detrimental during an interaction as verbal communication. Unfortunately, for doctors, the precision of the execution in this small 7% of communication is crucial when explaining challenging

In recent times, in the field of health communication, a shift in beliefs has become apparent. Many feel that the physician-centered approach is no longer the best way to manage the interaction between patients and doctors. A new collaborative approach has been adopted by many. This collaborative approach is more of a partnership between the patient and doctor. More communicating by the patient, and more listening by the doctor. When the doctor and patient speak to one another, they speak to each other as peers sharing ideas,

In the field of health care, communication is essential for proper function in every situation. Poor communication skills can result in perilous and sometimes fatal consequences. Each interaction with coworkers and patients is critical, and effectively communicating is an important means by which quality care is provided. As future health care providers, it is our responsibility to learn to effectively communicate between other providers and patients. Wayfinding shifts were an excellent way to practice effective communication in a health care setting. During my wayfinding shifts, I experienced firsthand the communication process between providers and patients while applying concepts about effective communication with patients and providers.

Communication plays a vital role in the healthcare setting, as the relationship with the healthcare professional sets the tone of the care experience and has a powerful impact on patient satisfaction. It is “the shared process in which messages are sent and received between two or more people which are made up of a sender, receiver, and message in a particular context” (cite, date). This essay highlights the importance of, and some common barriers to, effective communication in the healthcare setting. It involves many interpersonal skills such as effective observation, questioning and listening, giving feedback, recognizing and removing barriers.

The health care reform laws have caused inevitable problems for doctors struggling to adapt to the bureaucratic and flawed industry. Insurance companies have largely taken control of patient care: choosing which doctors patients can see, dictating what procedures and treatments they will cover, and negotiating lower costs for medical services. The guidelines this third-party has established have put strain on the vital doctor-patient relationship. As physicians are pushed to see more patients per day to overcome pay cuts, patient satisfaction is dwindling due to rushed visits. If this trend continues, the biggest challenge I will face as a physician is preserving the crucial doctor-patient relationship, which I believe is a key ingredient of

Active listening may offer a great deal of potential to increase the effectiveness of communication which takes within the practice, creating increased clarity and reducing the potential for misunderstandings, especially with patients who may be emotional or find communication difficult. Research by Street and Haidet (2011), looked specifically at communication between doctors and patients, and found frequent significant gap between physicians' perception of the patients' health concerns and actual beliefs and concerns, creating the potential for misunderstanding. Factors that were attributed to the problem were presumptions and communication issues between the two parties. While this research looked at doctors, other authors have extended this to different healthcare professions, applying to both patient and peer communication (Propp et al., 2010; Beam et al., 2010).

Medical practitioners have a history of not accurately reflecting the understandings of people who trans gender, dating back to the 1800s when they upheld the sexually dimorphic model that states that everyone has “one true sex” (Enke, lecture 2/18). Even in the early 1900s, medical professionals advised trans people to take hormones more closely aligned with their designated sex at birth, as it would help them “feel better”. However, medical treatment of people who trans has improved dramatically over the years. Now, in the 21st century, there are laws in place to prohibit discrimination against people who trans. In order to get from that point to this point, it took growth in both the trans community and the medical community. Medicine mimics society just as society mimics medicine, and as the trans community grew more forthright and educated from those within its community as well as the medical field, the medical field grew more understanding of people who trans. It is all a cycle.

Not surprisingly, poor doctor-patient communication was found to be causal in malpractice suits according to the Beth Huntington and Nettie Kuhn (2003) of the NCBI. This helps explain why doctors and healthcare providers that possess effective communication skills, are adept at extracting the Actual Reason for Coming (ARC) to a treatment facility, and present themselves as credible in providing healthcare have a higher patient satisfaction outcome (Wrench, McCroskey, & Richmond, 2008).

I agree that having a physician that is capable of communicating effectively is the number one reason on what makes the encounter successful. Even though you are making small talk with your doctor in the office, does that mean that the effective communication stops or does it make the communication more effective because you feel like they know you instead of just being another patient? From what I have observed through my job, physicians who value effective communication are viewed as more welcoming and patients are more likely to come

"Good communication skills have been linked to higher patient satisfaction, greater patient adherence to treatment, better patient health outcomes, fewer physician malpractice claims, reduced patient anxiety, increased recall and improved understanding." (Kissane, 2012) Numerous medical programs have executed basic communication skills curriculum. The five key communication skills encompass listening effectively, eliciting information using effective questioning skills, providing information using effective explanatory skills, counseling and educating patients, and making informed decisions based on patient information and preference. "The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recommends that physicians become competent with these five elements." (Travaline,

This perseverance of this study reiterates influence on patient satisfaction of ingenuities assumed to improve the communication between physicians and their patients. To make healthcare better, many approaches concentrating on physician-patient communication was examined. This study addresses why doctor-patient communication are so important and how physician-patient communication can improve the patient overall healthcare. This study evaluated the efficiency of various tactics intended to improve doctor-patient communication in with patients'. The study found ways to decrease patient anxiety by having good communication between physicians and their patients. Many issues that were addressed by the physicians’ consisted of patients’ apprehension

The patient-physician relationship is a principal factor of quality patient care. The purpose of this study is to define the most prudent factor in a patient-doctor relationship. By determining, what the patient needs are while in consultation with his or her healthcare provider is an important aspect of the patient’s outcome. The ability to maximize the utility of both the patient and doctor’s time could prove to be satisfactory and efficacious. The administration of countless studies had been conducted for physicians to determine the most competent way to care for the patients, but not from a patients’ point of view. A cross-sectional survey is appropriate for this study so that patients can rate the importance of each factor. A sample

Medical professionals debate the best strategies for effective communication, as well as the ability of these strategies to be taught or evaluated objectively. Certainly, each physician must develop his or her own style of communication. At the same time, many professional and academic organizations have now also defined key elements of communications skills needed by physicians. For example, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recommends that physicians become competent in five key communication skills: (1) listening effectively; (2) eliciting information using effective questioning skills; (3) providing information using effective explanatory skills; (4) counseling and educating patients; and (5) making informed decisions based on patient information and preference.

In the past, there was a lack of communication between the patient and physician. The importance of the patient-physician communication was at a low due to a lack of patient-physician relationship. Now, there is a better understanding as to taking certain steps to patient-physician satisfaction. It is extremely important and effective to require communication between patient and the physician. The patient and physician need to develop a partnership. The patient needs to be fully educated about his or her condition and the different performances to address the problem. This process will give the patient an active role in the decision-making process. A patient must feel at all times that they are treated with respect. Learning

Health care professionals have to provide an efficient and effective service that addresses the needs of patients. Effective communication skills became a vital factor of clinical competence and compliance. Its objectives are to improve accuracy, efficiency and supportiveness. Its