Category Archives: Physician/Patient Communication

The Doctor Will Tweet You Now

This article recently appears in Reuters, describing physicians using one of the social networking tools – Twitter to communicate with their patients. Reuters; Thurs, May 20, 2010  http://bit.ly/dzsdhN E-health and Web 2.0: The doctor will tweet you now This quote … Continue reading

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Withholding Information from Patients — When Less Is More

During a recent discussion on oral communication, posted on the Health Literacy listserv this article was referenced.     It is interesting reading…even on a Friday afternoon. N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 4;362(5):380-1. Withholding information from patients — when … Continue reading

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