Talking With Your Doctor Update

Talking With Your Doctor Update

Talking With Your Doctor Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 08/23/2013 01:11 PM EDT New on the MedlinePlus Talking With Your Doctor page:

Patients May Need Better Info When Leaving Hospitals

08/20/2013 03:33 PM EDT

Older patients may think they understand everything doctors tell them when they are released from the hospital, but a new U.S. study found several gaps in what they remember and areas where instructions could be clearer.
Source: Reuters Health

Heart Failure Survival May Get a Boost from Doctor's Visit

08/19/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Follow-up care within a month of hospital discharge linked to better patient outcomes


Source: HealthDay