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	<description>Beyond Compliance, Adherence, &#38; Concordance - Supporting The Patient's Implementation Of Optimal Treatment</description>
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		<title>Reframe Patient Compliance Into A Positive Force</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2008/10/11/reframe-patient-compliance-into-a-positive-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of diminishing my reputation for cynicism modulated only by profound pessimism, I feel compelled to recommend to clinicians, patients, and families and friends of patients Never Give Up! Don’t Let Statistics Rob Your Hope And Joy, a thoughtful and exuberant (adjectives altogether too rarely found in tandem) post found at Jay’s Family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medication Adherence Reminders and Doctor-Patient Communication In The Wall Street Journal</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/11/26/medication-adherence-reminders-and-doctor-patient-communication-in-the-wall-street-journal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Discussion of Chronic Illness Taboo</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/10/13/discussion-of-chronic-illness-taboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I should open a category called How About That? More and more often it seems that I run across interesting items that are pertinent to patient compliance but are of limited immediate use. And, often the findings are congruent with widely accepted assumptions. And so it is with &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>I really cannot understand why it is so difficult to follow directions on the prescription bottle</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/09/21/i-really-cannot-understand-why-it-is-so-difficult-to-follow-directions-on-the-prescription-bottle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A review of my last several posts indicates that I may have passed from maintaining hope for healthcare despite evidence to the contrary to implacable misanthropy without passing through lovable curmudgeon. And today&#8217;s post may confirm that diagnosis. I discovered Following directions, a post at Pharmer Jane (Pharmer Jane appears to be written by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient-centered Approach Not Always Patient-preferred</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/08/16/patient-centered-approach-not-always-patient-preferred/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/08/16/patient-centered-approach-not-always-patient-preferred/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Medication Adherence Is Half The Battle</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/06/29/medication-adherence-is-half-the-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/06/29/medication-adherence-is-half-the-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Digital Doorway, Keith, a Registered Nurse working &#8220;with the Latino community in a New England city, caring for individuals with HIV/AIDS, diabetes, addiction, and sundry illnesses related to lives rife with trauma and the intergenerational effects of poverty,&#8221; has posted &#8220;Of Course I Take My Meds!,&#8221; in which he relates a simple patient compliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Secrets</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/06/04/dangerous-secrets/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/06/04/dangerous-secrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Using Empathy To Prevent Noncompliance</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/05/09/using-empathy-to-prevent-noncompliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 02:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Empathy &#8211; It&#8217;s Not Just For The Good Times Source: Jodi Halpern, Empathy and Patient–Physician Conflicts, Journal of General Internal Medicine Vol 22, No 5/May, 2007, 696-700.]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Information Not Given In Patient&#039;s Language</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/05/01/prescription-information-not-given-in-patients-language/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/05/01/prescription-information-not-given-in-patients-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Patient Compliance And Literacy Problem Or A Failure In The Healthcare System?]]></description>
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		<title>Health Literacy: A Clear Problem Without A Clear Solution</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/02/23/health-literacy-a-clear-problem-without-a-clear-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/02/23/health-literacy-a-clear-problem-without-a-clear-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Communication &amp; Transparency</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2006/12/01/communication-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2006/12/01/communication-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Power to the Patient! Improved communication and transparency are key to improving pharma&#8217;s relationship with newly empowered patients and patient groups. Jeannine Nolan. May 1, 2006]]></description>
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		<title>Clinician-Patient Perceptual Disparities: Misinterpreted Cultural Cues Or Racism?</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2006/07/11/clinician-patient-perceptual-disparities-misinterpreted-cultural-cues-or-racism/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2006/07/11/clinician-patient-perceptual-disparities-misinterpreted-cultural-cues-or-racism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patient and provider assessments of adherence and the sources of disparities: evidence from diabetes care. Lutfey KE, Ketcham JD. Health Serv Res.2005 Dec;40(6 Pt 1):1803-17. _____________________]]></description>
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