The risks of misinformation being spread through online patient forums can be mitigated by communication strategies aimed at physicians and organizations.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(11):1088-1095. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.ecas3-1711.
Because physicians are the gatekeepers to end-of-life care services and their referral patterns vary, those patterns are worthy targets for intervention.
Veronica Olaker, MPH, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD, and Pauline Terebuh, MD, MPH
Skilled interactions in health care are those in which clinicians focus on making patients feel seen and heard and that their needs are important and can be met.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(11):E875-880. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.875.