Comments on: Communication is the best medicine http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/communication-is-the-best-medicine/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: indian art http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/communication-is-the-best-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-46099 indian art Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:55:56 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9533#comment-46099 Just Browsing... Then I happened upon this site when searching on the internet last week... Just Browsing…

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]]> By: david http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/communication-is-the-best-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-18058 david Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:14:38 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9533#comment-18058 Sympathique blog Sympathique blog

]]> By: Ricardo Gómez Vecchio http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/communication-is-the-best-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-9036 Ricardo Gómez Vecchio Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:15:05 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9533#comment-9036 Hi, I´m science writer and would like to make an article in spanish for my site of news for spanich media. Could you send me the PDF of Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists Thank you for your reply. Ricardo Gómez Vecchio Hi, I´m science writer and would like to make an article in spanish for my site of news for spanich media. Could you send me the PDF of Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists

Thank you for your reply.

Ricardo Gómez Vecchio

]]> By: Tony Pelliccio http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/communication-is-the-best-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-8961 Tony Pelliccio Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:47:26 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9533#comment-8961 Very interesting indeed. And of course look at the Missouri VA medical setup. They had been spending close to $45K a year for each individual patient and the outcomes were less than desirable. So they had the bright idea to send their M.D.'s out into the field to visit the patients. What do you know, the expense of providing the service dropped to $17K per patient and the patient outcomes actually became much better. Some of the doctors explained it very well. One mentioned his quadriplegic patient. He said that because he was seeing the patient more often, he was able to head off potential issues that would have warranted hospitalization. So in other words, house calls made a difference. Imagine that. Very interesting indeed. And of course look at the Missouri VA medical setup. They had been spending close to $45K a year for each individual patient and the outcomes were less than desirable.

So they had the bright idea to send their M.D.’s out into the field to visit the patients. What do you know, the expense of providing the service dropped to $17K per patient and the patient outcomes actually became much better.

Some of the doctors explained it very well. One mentioned his quadriplegic patient. He said that because he was seeing the patient more often, he was able to head off potential issues that would have warranted hospitalization.

So in other words, house calls made a difference. Imagine that.

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