Resources
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A Patient Complained About The Cost Of Her Medical Care. Here’s How Her Doctor Responded.
“Patients pay a price for the inexplicably high cost of U.S. healthcare, not just in the size of their monthly insurance premiums or the expense of their copays and deductibles. They also experience the harm of losing trust in our…
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The Subtle Ways that Words Influence Us
Words matter—that’s why we do the work that we do at Verilogue. We all probably agree that having clear and effective communication is important, but even more than that, the very words we choose can subtly impact those with whom…
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Should You Get That Scan? Your Doctor Might Not Be Great At Helping You Decide
“Your doctor probably nags you to schedule cancer screening tests like mammograms and colonoscopies. These tests, after all, can be life-saving, and most doctors want to make sure you get them done. But when it comes to explaining the ways…
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Doctor-patient discussions neglect potential harms of lung cancer screening, study finds
“Although national guidelines advise doctors to discuss the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients because of a high rate of false positives and other factors, those conversations aren’t happening the way they should be, according to…
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Verilogue Supports #Equalpayday
Today is #EqualPayDay. In honor of pay parity, we’re thinking about how doctors and patients navigate costs from our fly-on-the-wall perspective. Out of the 15,000+ dialogues we’ve collected in the United States over the last year, about 5,700 mention the…