"The New Boundaries Between Doctors and Patients"
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-boundaries-between-doctors-and-patients-1449508150Beyond the obvious no-go areas of sex and abuse, the relationship can be fraught.
Doctors are divided on how strict the boundaries should be.
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Tweeted by @SusannahFox
"In conversation with… Françoise Barré-Sinoussi"
http://mosaicscience.com/story/francoise-barre-sinoussishe abandoned the normal scientist–patient distance and regularly went out into the community to understand better the needs of those she was trying to help
“Some of them I became friends [with] and some of them are not there anymore. The list is very, very long…” She looks away.
Despite not being alone in her reaction to the breakthrough, the manifestation of mental illness was alarming and bewildering.
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Tweeted by @medskep
"Patients underestimate CT scan radiation, risks"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/05/us-patients-underestimate-ct-scan-radiat-idUSTRE7044RO20110105?pageNumber=1"We probably overestimate how much patients understand and underestimate how much we should tell them," she said.
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Tweeted by @AllenFrancesMD
"Medical errors: We can’t trust doctors to get it right"
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/12/medical-errors-cant-trust-doctors-get-right.htmlFor now, the only protection is a well-informed consumer. Read everything about your condition. Ask lots of questions about the rationale, risks, and benefits of every test and treatment. Expect clear and convincing answers. When in doubt, get second and third opinions.
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Tweeted by @PsychCentral
"Should You Ask Dr. Google Your Health Questions? Yes, Absolutely"
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/01/25/should-you-ask-dr-google-your-health-questions-yes-absolutely/to suggest you “never use Dr. Google” is both nonsensical and a non-starter. People will continue to use the world’s largest search engine to do what they’ve always done online — research a topic of interest.
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Tweeted by @2healthguru
"Meet Rasu Shrestha MD MBA Chief Innovation Officer UPMC"
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pophealth-week/2015/12/04/meet-rasu-shrestha-md-mba-chief-innovation-officer-upmcThis interview is one not to miss and he lays out the call to action for healthcare providers to step up and 'own' the social media space via curation of high quality content via an authentic voice that engages customers and patients in meaningful and relevant ways.
I'm not crazy about the word "own", but nice interview.
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Tweeted by @DailyDilbert
"DNA Kit Predicts Health Issues"
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"Breaking the Paternalism of Healthcare: Eric Topol"
http://rockhealth.com/breaking-the-paternalism-of-healthcare-eric-topol/Leading American cardiologist, geneticist, author, and digital medicine researcher Eric Topol discusses the state of patient-centered and empowered healthcare, paternalism, and what the future holds for data and digital health.
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Re: Bias"Doctors and the Google Threat"
http://33charts.com/2015/12/doctors-google-threat.html?utm_content=buffere2363&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=bufferThis is the way that 21st century patients learn and connect in a medically complicated world.
Access to information represents one of the earliest and most powerful forces redefining doctors and patients.
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Tweeted by @parisreview
"Octavio Paz, The Art of Poetry No. 42"
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2192/the-art-of-poetry-no-42-octavio-pazI didn't set out to be a troublesome writer, but if that's what I've been, I am totally unrepentant.