Patient-Provider Communication: Roles for Speech-Language Pathologists and Other
Health Care Professionals presents timely information regarding effective patient-centered …

Communication between patients and providers is a core component of patient-centered
and value-based health care. In Chapter 1 we noted that policy makers, administrators …

Communication Skills for the Health Care Professional is the first text of its kind to address
the connection between communication practices and quality patient care outcomes. It …

Communication skills needed for patient-centered care include eliciting the patient's agenda
with open-ended questions, especially early on; not interrupting the patient; and engaging in …

Objectives: Describe the techniques used in therapeutic communication. Outline the
common pitfalls in patient-provider communication. Identify the anticipated barriers to …

Preventable adverse events (AEs) lead to poorer patient outcomes, added patient suffering
and dissatisfaction, longer hospital stays, and billions in additional annual health care …

Physician-patient communication encompasses the verbal and nonverbal interactions that
form the basis for the doctor-patient relationship. A growing body of research and guidelines …

The physician–patient relationship has evolved significantly in the past century. Physician
authority has been reduced while patients have been empowered. This review focuses on …

• To understand how these communication styles and behaviors contribute to the delivery of
high-quality, patient-centered medical care• To understand how various types of …

Promotes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health communication According to
the Joint Commission, over 75% of all serious medical errors in this country result from …