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Secrets of Great Doctors: Get the Best Medical Care: Become a Smart Patient
Secrets of Great Doctors\nAn insider's guide to getting the best medical treatment
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Lifeandhealth | What really happens when you die?
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When a death is expected, the ideal place for it is at home, in a familiar environment, surrounded by family. But that is becoming a rarer event. What is becoming more common is people being rushed into hospital for what I believe is a more undignified and worse death, in an anonymous room with nurses who are busy. In my view that is a failure of health professionals, because we should be preparing the families of terminally ill people for death, showing them that it doesn't have to be frightening and that they can do it at home. Palliative care is all about making death comfortable - you do not need to die in pain, you can die in a dignified manner. People worry that having a death at home will be horrible and traumatic for the family, but a good death is like a good birth - it is a beautiful event, not at all undignified.
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about 16% of the mercury that goes into the atmosphere is caused by cremations
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Hospitals look to improve informed consent process ... American Medical News
New technology, simpler forms and better dialogue are seen as key to ensuring patient comprehension and preventing harm.
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Low health literacy is pervasive barrier to care ... American Medical News
Reports on patients' inability to understand health information point up the need for clear physician communication.
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Chicago physician creates company out of informed consent ... American Medical News
Interactive tutorials help educate patients while decreasing the liability risk for physicians.
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Low health literacy: Don't assume patient knows own illness, meds ... American Medical News
Researchers say this lack of information can be dangerous, but health literacy advocates say not all knowledge is equal.
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AMNews: Jan. 16, 2006. New test quickly assesses literacy ... American Medical News
The complexity of health care today means many patients may not understand vital directions.
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AMA (Legal Issues) Informed consent
Informed consent is more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is a process of communication between a patient and physician that results in the patient's authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention.
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