Personal And Professional Healthcare Communication

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Effective communication is an important part of functional society, but in the healthcare setting in which communication is of utmost importance, it seems to be facing the most challenges. Effective communication in healthcare is critical for the legal processes, effective management, correct diagnosis, correct care, and correct treatment. Healthcare communication takes place in two main settings: personal and professional. Effective communication in healthcare is essential for healthcare professionals, the patients, and the facility delivering care. Communication problems always had been considered a major concern in the delivery of health care. When there is a lack of communication in a healthcare setting, mistakes are made, insufficient care given, and ultimately lead to poor health outcomes. In this paper, we will analyze personal and professional healthcare communication in detail. Effective Personal Healthcare Communication Healthcare communication can be defined as interpersonal or mass communication activities, which are aimed at improving the health status of individuals and populations. Effective personal healthcare communication can contribute to all aspects of disease prevention and health promotion and is relevant in a number of contexts, including (1) provider-patient relations, (2) patient’s experience with health information, (3) patient’s compliance to clinical treatments, (4) the formulation of public campaigns and health messages, (5) the sharing of individual and population health risk information, also known as risk communication, (6) mass media and cultural portrayal of health, and (7) the teaching the public about how to gain access to the public health and healthcare system (Healthy People, 2010). In a healthcare setting, treating the right patient by the right provider at the right time is critical. More important, there is a
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