Communication with Patients:
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:44 am
Effect: Delayed documentation means data isn't available when needed for real-time decision-making, patient flow management, or billing.
Behavioral Factors: Physicians may chart at the end of a shift, day, or even week, leading to recall bias and potential omissions. High patient volumes and administrative bitflyer database burden contribute to delays.
Consistency:
Effect: Inconsistent use of terminology, abbreviations, or templates across different providers or even within the same provider's notes can make data difficult to analyze and integrate.
Behavioral Factors: Lack of adherence to standardized documentation protocols, individual preferences for charting, or insufficient training on system-wide standards.
Effect: The way physicians interact with patients during the encounter directly influences the depth and breadth of subjective data collected (e.g., chief complaint, history of present illness). If a physician interrupts a patient prematurely or uses overly closed-ended questions, crucial information might be missed.
Behavioral Factors: Time pressure, a physician's communication style (e.g., authoritarian vs. patient-centered), lack of active listening skills, or a focus on confirming a suspected diagnosis rather than exploring all patient concerns. Research (like the Beckman and Frankel 1984 study) has shown physicians often interrupt patients within seconds, limiting the patient's ability to fully express their concerns.
Behavioral Factors: Physicians may chart at the end of a shift, day, or even week, leading to recall bias and potential omissions. High patient volumes and administrative bitflyer database burden contribute to delays.
Consistency:
Effect: Inconsistent use of terminology, abbreviations, or templates across different providers or even within the same provider's notes can make data difficult to analyze and integrate.
Behavioral Factors: Lack of adherence to standardized documentation protocols, individual preferences for charting, or insufficient training on system-wide standards.
Effect: The way physicians interact with patients during the encounter directly influences the depth and breadth of subjective data collected (e.g., chief complaint, history of present illness). If a physician interrupts a patient prematurely or uses overly closed-ended questions, crucial information might be missed.
Behavioral Factors: Time pressure, a physician's communication style (e.g., authoritarian vs. patient-centered), lack of active listening skills, or a focus on confirming a suspected diagnosis rather than exploring all patient concerns. Research (like the Beckman and Frankel 1984 study) has shown physicians often interrupt patients within seconds, limiting the patient's ability to fully express their concerns.