What Brings You In Today?

Health care leaders are spending more time and money trying to improve the way doctors and nurses talk with their patients, to build more trust. Are those efforts working? We eavesdrop on some difficult conversations between patients and providers, and meet researchers who are measuring the power of using just the right words. This episode first aired in 2019 and remains as relevant as ever.Guests:Andrea Anderson, MD, Medical Director,  Unity Health CareSumeera Baig, MD, Physician, R-HealthCalvin Chou, MD, Professor, University of California, San FranciscoLisa Cooper, MD, MPH, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Equity in Health and Healthcare, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineHannah Herman, DO, Resident, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical EducationLauren Howe, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford UniversityNatalie Levinson, patientJeff Milstein, MD, Regional Medical Director, Penn Primary CareKathy Trow, MSN, APN-C, Nurse Practitioner, Penn Medicine Jessika Welcome, mother of patient Natalie LevinsonLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.We're also excited to share that you can now find Tradeoffs on YouTube! Still not enough Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.