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Patient Education Video Reduces Surgery Fears

Posted on November 18, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

Albert Lopez was lifting weights in 2009 when he first noticed the pain in his hip. Within a year, the pain impacted the once-active weight lifter's ability to sit, stand, and even tie his shoes.... Read More

Health Literacy and Plain Language

Posted on October 14, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

In honor of Health Literacy month, we discuss plain language and how it can combat low health literacy.... Read More

Technology and Translators in Healthcare

Posted on August 4, 2015September 22, 2016 by Nucleus

With more patients in the US uncomfortable in English, demand for translation is rising as healthcare providers search for technology fixes and cost controls.... Read More

Bridging the Patient-Doctor Communication Gap

Posted on November 25, 2013September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

Medical interns are often less courteous than patients expect according to a paper published in a recent edition of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Studies over time have shown that gaps in patient-... Read More

A Case for Medical Animation

Posted on August 1, 2013September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

It’s no secret that giving patients agency in their own healthcare education and decisions results in better patient satisfaction with fewer unnecessary readmissions. 1 Patient-to-doctor communicati... Read More