Comments on: Be prepared for your physician visit http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/05/be-prepared-for-your-physician-visit.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TexBryant http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/05/be-prepared-for-your-physician-visit.html/comment-page-1#comment-92125 TexBryant Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:35:07 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/05/be-prepared-for-your-physician-visit.html#comment-92125 There are several ways to overcome the "forgetfulness of patients." One approach is to remind any patient coming into a physicians office to bring a complete list of all medications being presently taken, whether prescriptive or over the counter. The MA can then take the list when the patient visits. I do believe that most primary care practices do this; mine certainly does for my physicals. Another idea is to hand the patient a small pad of paper--large 3M post-it notes, for instance--and have him/her take notes of anything he/she thinks necessary, including instructions. Near the end of the visit, the physician can then query the patient about his/her understanding, using a Platonic method approach. It is amazing how much a patient will retain with just such a simple tool when the patient knows there will be a brief give and take at the end of the visit. There are several ways to overcome the “forgetfulness of patients.” One approach is to remind any patient coming into a physicians office to bring a complete list of all medications being presently taken, whether prescriptive or over the counter. The MA can then take the list when the patient visits. I do believe that most primary care practices do this; mine certainly does for my physicals.

Another idea is to hand the patient a small pad of paper–large 3M post-it notes, for instance–and have him/her take notes of anything he/she thinks necessary, including instructions. Near the end of the visit, the physician can then query the patient about his/her understanding, using a Platonic method approach. It is amazing how much a patient will retain with just such a simple tool when the patient knows there will be a brief give and take at the end of the visit.

]]> By: matynne http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/05/be-prepared-for-your-physician-visit.html/comment-page-1#comment-62820 matynne Tue, 09 May 2006 07:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/05/be-prepared-for-your-physician-visit.html#comment-62820 Hi,<br/>We at Ymc believe that a written document is much more powerful way to remind our patients about the entire follow-up and treatment protocols we are following. Dont trust anything to memory is the rule we follow. I am Dr. Mateen from <a HREF="http://www.mesothelioma-cancer-guide.com" REL="nofollow">Mesothelioma Cancer Guide</a> Hi,
We at Ymc believe that a written document is much more powerful way to remind our patients about the entire follow-up and treatment protocols we are following. Dont trust anything to memory is the rule we follow. I am Dr. Mateen from Mesothelioma Cancer Guide

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