Today we realize that communication skills can be taught, and learning them is not about being a nicer doctor; it’s about being a better doctor.  The first formal studies of patient communications were done about thirty years ago, and they have slowly led to enormous changes in the medical school curriculum.

Today we realize that communication skills can be taught, and learning them is not about being a nicer doctor; it’s about being a better doctor. The first formal studies of patient communications were done about thirty years ago, and they have slowly led to enormous changes in the medical school curriculum.

Physician-Patient Communication: Importance of Communications

Doctor's Digest was created to fill a need unanimously voiced by physicians in a market research project headed by The Matalia Group, November 2004. This research showed that busy physicians want brief, practical and easy-to-use solutions for their non-clinical, practice-related problems so they can continue to focus their time and energy on helping patients.

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