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This 6 page paper provides a general overview of the importance of effective communication within the health care system. The discussions include: health care provider and patient; the need for communication skills to be learned, the need to recognize cultural and national communication differences, communication between professionals, and an example of how one organization set up its internal communication network. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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of fields from laboratories to convalescent and nursing homes. To complicate matters further, health care providers must communicate to each of these groups in a different way, in fact, they
must communicate with each of their patients in a different way. They must also communicate differently, depending on the setting, e.g., doctors office, hospital, etc. In other words, the topic
of health care communication is vast and complex. In todays world where so much information is accessible to everyone, patients are smarter and more informed about health care issues,
symptoms, etc. Many are not willing to simply take the doctors or Nurses word. They ask questions and they want answers that make sense. Seidel (2004) said "The success
of the clinician-patient relationship is influenced significantly by how the two parties interact with each other." The clinician must communicate with the patient and this "communication is essential component of
the clinicians role" (Seidel, 2004). This same author attests to the more effective health outcomes for the patient when this type of communication exists (Seidel, 2004). Among other things, the
author reports that effective communication between clinician and patient leads to better healthy outcomes for the patient (Seidel, 2004). It even reduces medical errors and enhances social outcomes for the
patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2004). Seidel (2004) reports the clinician must be engaged with the
patient, in other words, know the patient; the clinician must be able to feel empathy for the patient; the clinician must be able to teach or educate the patient; and
the clinician must be able to invite the patient to become a collaborator in the healing process. One of the approaches being used in many hospitals today is the interdisciplinary
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