Top Health Care Quality Digest Doctors Accountability Content for July, 2012

July, 2012

Three Ways to Boost Your Wellness Program's Engagement Rate

Health Dialog

JULY 29, 2012

Remember that old conversation starter: "If a tree falls in the forest but no one is there to hear it, does it even make a sound?" When it comes to wellness, we could ask a similar question: if you develop an awesome wellness program but no one uses it, are you really making an impact? We'll let the philosophers ponder that first question, but as for the second one: the answer has to be no.

Accountability

Accountability Healthcare

Shared Decision Making: Only 14% of Patients Would Disagree with Their Doctor's Advice

Health Dialog

JULY 19, 2012

Great post this week from Boston.com's Dr. Ishani Ganguli on the importance of shared decision making. In it, she cites the results of a recent patient survey: "California-based researchers surveyed 1340 adult patients about a hypothetical scenario of deciding on a treatment for heart disease. Almost all of them reported that they’d be comfortable asking their doctors questions about the options (93%) and stating their preferences (94%).

Doctors

July, 2012

Three Ways to Boost Your Wellness Program's Engagement Rate

Shared Decision Making: Only 14% of Patients Would Disagree with Their Doctor's Advice

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