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title: Communication Challenges in Primary Care
description: Risk managers would agree that continuing physician education in communication supports the delivery of quality patient care and reduces professional liability.
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# Communication Challenges in Primary Care

June 2019

Physicians communicate with patients, patients’ families, other physicians and healthcare professionals, and staff members. The skills required to communicate with these numerous “stakeholders” vary. The degree to which physicians succeed in communicating information with empathy and efficiency affects patient wellbeing and professional liability exposure.

| **SPECIAL FEATURE** Communication in the Exam Room **CASE ONE, TWO, THREE & FOUR** Physician-Patient Communication **SPECIAL FEATURE** Informed Consent and Refusal | **CASE FIVE & SIX ** Challenging Patient Situations **CASE SEVEN** Hand-offs Between Primary Care Physicians and Surgeons **SPECIAL FEATURE** Working Together: Physician-Physician Communication |
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**Related Topics:** [Informed Consent](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/informed-consent), [Primary Care](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/primary-care), [Communication](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/communication), [Difficult Patient](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/difficult-patient), [Hand-off](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/hand-off), [Termination](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/termination)

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