: About Me

Experienced professional in nursing, nursing education and patient advocacy. President of GreenPear Health, a company focused on empowering patients, teaching patients to communicate more effectively and organizing their medical lives.

Specialties

Patient Advocacy, Patient Rights, Communication Tactics, Patient Education.

Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues How to communicate successfully with your doctor

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Have you ever been given a diagnosis or instructions by your physician only to nod in silent agreement without really understanding what they were saying?  Too often patients leave their doctor’s office unable to repeat or follow through with their prescribed medical plan. This problem often stems from the fact that physicians have a complicated technical language and have difficulty translating into pure layman’s terms. Even patients with advanced literacy skills and education are easily overwhelmed by complicated doctor language. It is estimated by the Dept of Education ...

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