Articles published in JCOM addressing physician-patient communication issues.
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J Clin Outcomes Manage 2009 Aug;16(8):364-366
The Curse of the Functional Patient

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2007 Jul;14(7):404-410
Physician-Patient Communication About New Medications

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2006 Jan;13(1):39-42
Conversations with Adolescents: What We Have Learned
from Medical Student Exercises with Standardized Patients

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2005 Aug;12(8):415-418
The Medical Inquiry: Invite, Listen, Summarize
J Clin Outcomes Manage 2005 May;12(5):253-259
Should We Disclose Harmful Medical Errors to
Patients? If So, How?

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2003 Jun;10(6):323-328
Beyond Informed Consent: The Shared Decision Making Process
J Clin Outcomes Manage 2003 Mar;10(3):155-158
The IntensiveA Program to Improve Communication Performance
J Clin Outcomes Manage 2003 Jan;10(1):19-23
Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes and Medical Errors

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2002 Aug;9(8):439-444
Strangers in Crisis: Communication Skills for the Emergency Department Clinician and Hospitalist
J Clin Outcomes Manage 2002 Nov;9(11):621-624
Connected: Communicating and Computing in the Examination Room

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2001 Jul;8(7):28-34
Evidence-Based Patient-Centered Interviewing

J Clin Outcomes Manage 2000 Oct;7(10):41-46
Conflicting Doctor and Patient Agendas: A Case Illustration

J Clin Outcomes Manage 1999 Jan;6(1):35-38
Communication: A Risk Management Tool

J Clin Outcomes Manage 1998 Sep/Oct;5(5):32-36
Difficult Clinician-Patient Relationships
J Clin Outcomes Manage 1998 Jul/Aug;5(4):45-50
Educating and Enlisting Patients
J Clin Outcomes Manage 1998 May/Jun;5(3):43-45
Engagement: The Grout of Clinical Encounter
J Clin Outcomes Manage 1998 Mar/Apr;5(2):30-33
Empathy: A Miracle or Nothing at All?

J Clin Outcomes Manage 1997 Nov/Dec;4(6):33-36
Choices and Changes: A New Model for Influencing Patient Health Behavior

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