“Difficult” patient encounters can be exacerbated by procedural and technological infrastructure that increases access to electronic health records (EHRs).
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Science attempts to explain how different types of personalities manage stress and what stress-management style might mean for the health of highly competitive people.
Physicians can use specific communication techniques to help a patient who has a low health literacy level understand a medical diagnosis and treatment procedure.
Genetic information is redefining what society and the medical profession considers to be normal and what departures from the norm are deserving of medical intervention.