This paper reviews and discusses the 4 broad factors that influence the traditional physician-patient examination room interaction: physician computer/technology skills and dexterity, verbal and nonverbal communication, design and spatial arrangement, and hardware considerations.
When compared to the model without interaction, physician utilization increases by approximately 78% (from 23%to41%1%) while delegate time increases by 27% (from 56%to71%1%).
Although some physicians have started using scribes in the outpatient setting, there is little data on the impact of scribes on physician patient interaction, physician productivity, or financial ramifications.
The underlying reasons for inappropriate antibiotic use for respiratory infections, including aspects of the physician/patient interaction, physician characteristics (duration in practice, involvement in teaching, caseload), and uncertainty in identifying potential serious infection, have been studied extensively [ 14].
In an anonymous quiz about herbal toxicities and adverse herb-drug interactions, physicians had an average score only slightly better than that predicted by chance; better scores were not associated with age or the amount of clinical experience [ 24].
Available evidence suggests a potential impact of policies aiming to reduce interaction between physicians and drug representatives on physicians' prescription behaviour.
And they want – and expect – to have a different kind of interaction with physicians and the healthcare system than their older brethren have historically experienced.
The data-driven nature of the traditional physician patient interaction allows physicians to capture the temporal flow of events and to document key aspects of the patients' narratives.
Radiologists should encourage communication and interaction between physicians through concise discussions to minimise the risk of communication error.
In order to capture the interaction between physicians and populations, various access measures have been utilized, including the popular two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method.
