Storytelling: The Key to Successful Outcomes

Healthcare Communication: Effective Techniques for Clinicians

Listen to Eric Manheimer, MD, a producer and writer on the successful TV series, New Amsterdam, based on his book, Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, where he was the medical director for 15 years. He discusses how to allow space for the patient to talk; the opening questions to elicit the story, so that clinicians understand what exacerbates the diseases; major factors why patients won't divulge their stories and much more.