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Hospitals, Patient experience

String as the Technology That Connects

November 17, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

This tweet from a pediatric play therapist found its way into my feed. And it stopped me in my tracks. Children isolated during XRT therapy remain connected to their parents by a spool of string. Child holds one end and the parent holds the other. Magic string. Beyond appealing to the concrete developmental place where kids are at it serves to remind us that the ... Continue Reading about String as the Technology That Connects

Hospitals, Patient experience, Patients, Physicians

The Waiting Room

August 9, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

In clinic I do my best to run on time. I bend every which way to see on time patients on time. It drives my staff crazy. Consequently, I prefer that my patients arrive in a reception area rather than a waiting room. The space is the same but the intent is different. Language is powerful in healthcare. If you like this post you might like the 33 charts ... Continue Reading about The Waiting Room

Tagged With: Clinic Operations, Doctoring 101

Patients, Physicians

Should We Consider Patient Bias?

August 7, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

There's lots of talk about physician bias. Confirmation bias, attribution error, etc. Jerry Groopman's How Doctors Think provides a great primer on how patterns of physician thinking impact care. Unfortunately there's less talk about patient bias. Google 'patient bias' and you'll find only links to physician bias. Patients bring their own biases to the exam ... Continue Reading about Should We Consider Patient Bias?

Tagged With: Bias, Patients

EHR/Health IT, Information, Patients

The Illusion of Empowerment

August 3, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

As reported by Politico, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner found herself in hot water when she told Joe Biden that, irrespective of access, he wouldn't understand his medical record. The social health infosphere was outraged. My take: Judy was wrong to imply that Joe shouldn't have access to his stuff. Judy was right to suggest that a chunk of Joe's stuff is beyond what he ... Continue Reading about The Illusion of Empowerment

Tagged With: EHR

Patient experience, Patients, Physicians

Procedure – The Only One That Matters

July 25, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

I've done some 10,000 endoscopic procedures over the past 25 years. Sometimes I offer that procedure number as a context for risk when discussing endoscopy. This morning when discussing consent with a mother she remarked, 'But this is the only one that matters.' You may have done a procedure 10,000 times. But for the individual patient there's only one that ... Continue Reading about Procedure – The Only One That Matters

Tagged With: Doctoring 101, Patient experience

Information, Patient experience, Patients, Physicians

White Board Documentation Beats the EHR

April 12, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

It's a recurring story: A mother brings her child for follow-up. When discussing how things have gone, mom summons her phone and references a white board picture taken during her initial visit. It's a picture that outlines what her child has and what we're doing doing about it. Collaborative thinking on a white board is central to the patient encounter As most of my ... Continue Reading about White Board Documentation Beats the EHR

Tagged With: Doctoring 101, EHR, Sketchnotes

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Bryan Vartabedian is a pediatrician at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital and one of health care’s influential voices on technology & medicine.
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