
KHN spoke with Lee about her survey of patients at the University of Chicago Medicine. If ( 'function' = typeof window.addEventListener ) Iframe.height = parseInt( e.data.height ) Var iframe = document.getElementById( e.data._ame_id ) If ( 'object' != typeof e.data || undefined = e.data.msg_type ) Verify message is in a format we expect Var origin = document.createElement( 'a' ) Improving doctor-patient communication is the topic of this week’s episode of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg.” Kaiser Health News co-produces the podcast. She’s interested in improving physicians’ “computer-side manner.”Įlectronic health records can help reduce medical errors, but when not used well they can strain the doctor-patient relationship.īut medical providers - and patients - can learn skills to keep communication flowing even when there’s a screen in the room, Lee said. Today, Lee studies the influence of electronic health records on the doctor-patient relationship. Subscribe to KHN's free Morning Briefing.

And Lee spent valuable patient time trying to toggle between tasks on the computer, she said. She would apologize to patients for not giving them her full attention. When she first started using electronic health records (EHRs) in the exam room, Lee struggled too. Wei Wei Lee, a primary care physician with the University of Chicago Medicine.

It wasn’t the experience she wanted, but she could relate: Lee is Dr. It seemed as though keeping a record of the conversation was more important to the doctor than making a connection with Lee. “It just didn’t feel very personal,” Lee said. “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast about these issues, and its second season is co-produced by KHN. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. Health care - and how much it costs - is scary. The physician was busy on the computer and focused on the screen. JWhen A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With PatientsĬarmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health NewsĪs Wei Wei Lee sat with her doctor to discuss starting a family, she felt a “distance” between them.

When A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With Patients
