Patient and physician communication
Description:
This study found that specialists and PCPs perceive the quality of their communications with each other differently regarding referral and consultations. Physicians who did not receive timely communications regarding referrals or consultation reported that it impacted their ability to provide high quality care. This highlights the importance of effective referral as a clinical skill, and the need to improve inter-profession communication between primary care physicians and specialists.
Source:
Archives of Internal Medicine (Jan 10, 2011)
Description:
Patient contract that can be used to set expectations and guidelines before beginning buprenorphine treatment.
Source:
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (4 votes)
Tags:
- Initial patient contact
- Managing challenging patients
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Consent
- Contract
- Patient and physician communication
- What to expect during first treatment
- Physician and patient agreements
- Patient education materials
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
