http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/Patient+Relations/Article/list/25087 Communication issues, effective management for difficult situations, physician's anecdotal encounters 2010-07-30T10:56:53Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/10-things-patients-need-to-hear-at-every-visit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/382222?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Experienced physicians know that it's important to meet a patient's emotional needs, as well as his medical ones. Here are tips to do just that. 2006-11-03T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/432006/382222null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Patient-Communication-Getting-what-you-need/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/376053?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Open communication fosters better medicine and can reduce noncompliance, bad outcomes, and, possibly, malpractice suits. 2006-10-06T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/392006/376053null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/What-my-patients-taught-me-about-healing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/370387?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Some remarkable people have taught the author that being "cured of disease" and being "healed" are not the same thing. 2006-09-15T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/362006/370387null XML http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/Modern+Medicine+News/Studies-examine-online-patient-communication-in-he/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/679093?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Two papers in the July issue of Health Affairs examine how email, cell phones, and other technology can affect the patient-provider relationship and health outcomes. 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/292010/679093null HTML http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/Modern+Medicine+News/Study-allows-patients-to-view-physician-notes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/675988?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A new study in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washington will examine the effect of physicians sharing with patients, through online medical record portals, the comments and observations they make after each patient encounter. 2010-06-24T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/262010/675988null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Watchdog-group-releases-personal-health-record-pri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/653649?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The watchdog group Patient Privacy Rights has released its first personal health record privacy report card in an effort to educate and protect consumers. 2010-01-28T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/052010/653649null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Text-messaging-may-be-effective-for-treatment-adhe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/649427?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Daily text-message reminders appear to increase patient adherence to recommendations from physicians, at least when it comes to sunscreen use, according to a report in the Archives of Dermatology. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/522009/649427null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Study-Telemedicine-benefits-cardiac-patients-with-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/647033?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Collaborative care delivered via telephone benefitted patients with depression after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to a study recently published in Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-12-10T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/502009/647033null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-How-to-handle-a-death-in-the-family-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/644711?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 No one educates young physicians on how to tell your own family that someone is dying or how to balance your grief and sadness with your family's request for medical knowledge. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/492009/644711null XML http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/The-new-doctor-patient-paradigm/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522085?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 How the shift from the "physician as wise parent" model to one of more shared responsibility is playing out in the exam room. 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/232008/522085/patientparadigm062008_flash.JPG XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/My-financial-prescription-for-ailing-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518783?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Help ease your patients' money problems, and you may improve their health, says the author. 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/212008/518783null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/A-better-way-to-help-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516915?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author realized his minor, commonplace errors were hampering patient care. See if any of them ring a bell for you. 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/202008/516915null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Secrets-that-patients-carry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505786?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A mundane complaint can mask deep emotional scars that cause or contribute to a patient's symptoms, as this doctor found out. 2007 DOCTORS' WRITING CONTEST - GRAND PRIZE WINNER 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/132008/505786null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Attract-new-patients-by-writing-a-newspaper-column/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501555?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author built up her practice and became a local celebrity by writing a newspaper column. 2008-03-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/112008/501555null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Try-nutrition-counseling-for-better-patient-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501553?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 These key questions can encourage patients to change their eating habits and shed pounds. 2008-03-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/112008/501553null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/The-Way-I-See-It-Some-doctors-welcome-the-uninsure/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501554?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Some doctors are glad to treat the uninsured. 2008-03-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/112008/501554null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Patients-love-my-broken-Spanish/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490676?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This determined ER physician taught himself a second language so he could communicate with all his patients. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/072008/490676null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Why-we-welcome-Hispanic-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490675?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 These doctors boosted their income and increased patient satisfaction by tailoring their practice to the local population. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/072008/490675null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/My-web-rating-Oh-no/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/460316?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Thanks to the Web, everyone's a critic. The author describes her chilling experience with online reviews. 2007-10-05T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/392007/460316null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/He-left-me-in-a-pool-of-blood/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/460317?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This doctor's compassionate questions about a domestic abuse attack helped her patient on the road to recovery. 2007-10-05T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/392007/460317null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/11-ways-to-keep-patients-satisfied/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/457033?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Your front desk staff can make the patient experience positive, or turn them off. Here's how to make sure that all goes well. 2007-09-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/372007/457033null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Doc-could-you-take-a-quick-look/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/452901?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Flustered by friends or relatives who ask for medical advice at parties or chance meetings? Colleagues tell the most effective ways to respond. 2007-09-07T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/352007/452901null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/A-different-perspective/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/438103?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Why, the author wondered, was a patient with multiple health problems always cheerful? The answer enlightened him. 2007-07-06T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/262007/438103null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/My-credo-Knowledge-Integrity-Respect-Empathy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/432762?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A medical mishap early in her career taught this internist that the Hippocratic oath isn't always enough. 2007-06-15T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/232007/432762null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/When-a-patient-refuses-help/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/426214?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This man doomed himself, and the author wonders if he could have prevented it. 2006 DOCTORS' WRITING CONTEST —HONORABLE MENTION 2007-05-18T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/192007/426214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/I-hug-I-kiss-and-I-cry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/419849?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This author doesn't shy away from expressing her emotions—and she's touched by her patients in return 2007-04-20T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/162007/419849null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Spotting-drug-seeking-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/415845?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author learned most of these lessons the hard way. 2007-04-06T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/142007/415845null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/For-these-patients-Id-work-for-free/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/415848?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Even the one who wasn't compliant was eternally grateful for his care. And that, says the author, is reward enough. 2007-04-06T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/142007/415848null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Latest+Articles/Whose-patient-is-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/403840?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 When subspecialists assume "principal care" of a patient, your pocketbook may not be the only thing that suffers. 2007-02-16T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/062007/403840null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Is-it-worth-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/390166?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author wonders why he continues to subject himself to a healthcare system that values paperwork over patients. 2006-12-15T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/492006/390166null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Holiday-Cheer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387510?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Confronted by emotional suffering, this doctor found compassion more effective than clinical skill. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/472006/387510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/When-living-wills-become-health-hazards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387514?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Can the existence of an advance directive put you or your patient in jeopardy? 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/472006/387514null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/In-death-as-well-as-life/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/367340?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 It took just a few hours to show this physician how much he meant to one patient, one family, and one community. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/342006/367340null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/My-cure-for-Sunday-syndrome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/367338?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Just say No when friends ask for a quick diagnosis at the supermarket or golf course. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/342006/367338null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/An-offer-he-couldnt-refuse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/367342?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author relives his experiences with a patient whose connections are real. Turns out he may have made a meaningful connection himself. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/342006/367342null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Latest+Articles/What-would-you-do-New-issues-in-medical-ethics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/365766?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The insurance reimbursement situation, pay for performance, and expensive technology have made it harder than ever to choose the most appropriate ethical course. 2006-08-18T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/332006/365766null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Making-meds-affordable/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/365765?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 If a patient can't pay for his prescription drugs, it can undermine your treatment. Here's how to help. 2006-08-18T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/332006/365765null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/When-I-follow-up-I-dont-give-up/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/361469?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 It's a mistake to think all the responsibility for subsequent care rests with the patient, says the author. She has a case to prove it. 2006-08-04T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/302006/361469null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Sometimes-were-family/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/361463?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This difficult patient taught his doctor a lesson about empathy. 2006-08-04T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/302006/361463null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Does-your-front-desk-staff-draw-patients-in-mdash-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/359034?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 These employees can make or break a practice. So why do doctors hire too few people and underpay them? 2006-07-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/292006/359034null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Volunteers-cut-Rx-red-tape/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/359029?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This doctor's solution was to involve the community. Here's how he got the ball rolling. 2006-07-21T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/292006/359029null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/A-coumadin-clinic-helps-me-sleep-at-night/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/340481?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This physician found out the hard way what can happen when a patient on an anticoagulant isn't monitored. 2006-07-07T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/262006/340481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Are-you-getting-through/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/340479?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Many patients may not understand what you give them to read, but they're brilliant at hiding it. Here's help. 2006-07-07T04:00:00Z http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/data/articlestandard/memag/262006/340479null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/One-hour-too-late/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/329104?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author will forever wonder what might have happened had he acted sooner. 2006-06-02T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/Is-your-patient-ready-to-go-home/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/329101?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A few simple steps can safeguard your patients and reduce your liability. 2006-06-02T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/What-one-veteran-taught-me/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/325960?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 As soldiers come home from Iraq in physical and psychological distress, these lessons from an earlier war may prove helpful. 2006-05-19T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/Black-walnut-cake/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/322629?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The kindness of a special patient brought back a kitchen-full of warm memories for this doctor. 2006-05-05T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Malpractice%3A+Communication/Medical-Errors-Living-with-your-mistakes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/319421?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The stiff-upper-lip approach to dealing with medical errors doesn't help your practice, your patients, or you. 2006-04-21T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Malpractice%3A+Communication/Medical-Errors-Should-you-apologize/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/319420?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Tempted to tell patients when you've made an error, but afraid that too much honesty isn't the best policy? Here's how to do it safely. 2006-04-21T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+Relations/What-my-mechanic-taught-me-about-being-a-doctor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/316529?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author learned this lesson after he brought in his car for a routine oil change. 2006-04-07T04:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/Malpractice-One-patients-suit-saved-anothers-life/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/309298?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Preparing his defense in a similar case may have helped this doctor spot the symptoms of a near-fatal condition. 2006-03-03T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Young+Doctors%27+Resource+Center%3A+Practice+Management%3A+Patient+relations/Do-iyouri-patients-take-your-advice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/309303?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This doctor reveals why she'll keep doing her job—despite patients who eat cheese and don't listen. 2006-03-03T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/Mommas-legacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/306186?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Sometimes, the most unassuming patient turns out to have made the biggest impact on society. 2006-02-17T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/Every-doctor-should-work-as-a-waiter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/306180?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 When you rely on tips, you quickly learn how to make the customer happy. 2006-02-17T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/I-foiled-the-sneak/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/301438?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The author describes what he does when one patient visit morphs into two, or three, or more. 2005 DOCTORS' WRITING CONTEST - YOUNG DOCTOR AWARD 2006-02-03T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/New-year-new-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/278020?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 This doctor has a unique plan to be the finest person and best doctor he can be. 2006-01-06T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/Familiar-comfortable-safe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/278016?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 How buying a house helped this physician make his patients feel at home in his practice. 2006-01-06T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/I-shouldve-kept-my-mouth-shut/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/257393?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Long before HIPAA, an embarrassing incident taught this doctor that some conversations should never take place. 2005-12-16T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/Patient-safety-Will-doctors-trust-the-Feds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/253669?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A new law establishes a voluntary system for reporting medical errors. Critics applaud the effort but raise doubts that doctors will participate. 2005-12-02T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+magazine/Lets-try-monetary-therapy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/253671?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 A doctor ponders how well a crisp green Rx would work to cure what ails his patients. 2005-12-02T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/Making-magic-in-medicine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/197571?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 Magicians' techniques for entrancing an audience can work with your patients, too. 2005-11-18T05:00:00Z XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Patient+Relations/Patient-compliance-goes-high-tech/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/197564?contextCategoryId=25087&ref=25 The latest devices are designed to encourage patients to take their medicines. 2005-11-18T05:00:00Z XML