Articles & Media
Gaps in Coverage from GOP’s Health Plan Can be Deadly
When patients get lost to follow-up—for whatever reason—their health status plummets. Often times the damage wrought by gaps in care and inconsistent access is permanent. When was the last time that a president of the United States deliberately put so many Americans in harm’s way? More
Town & Village review of “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear”
“My argument is that the doctor-patient conversation is the most important diagnostic tool. What the patient’s telling you is the most important data, more than the MRI, the blood tests, the X-rays.â€
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Interview on WBYU Radio
Danielle is interviewed by Julie Rose for WBYU Radio about the challenges of being “heard” when you go to the doctor. Whose “fault” is it? How can it be improved? More
UK Spectator: How to improve bedside manners
Some will always see the doctor-patient exchange as a fluffy appendage to ‘real medicine’. But if Ofri’s book succeeds in easing the passage from ‘presenting complaint’ into open conversation, informative for and complementary to further technical interventions, that would be very good news for both the doctor and the patient. More
How to Stay Centered
Michael Seng interviews Danielle about how to stay centered in a chaotic world, how to stay open to serendipity, and how to open up and care deeply for others without losing yourself. More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear”
“What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear†is not so much a how-to guide, but a convincing argument for why good communication is at the heart of good medical care. More
Danielle Ofri at the Strand
See Danielle speak at New York City’s legendary Strand Bookstore More
Library Journal Review of “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear.”
“Ofri’s honest, open comments about her own failures and successes will educate physicians and patients. VERDICT:
Anyone interested in health care will learn a great deal reading this book.”
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Interview by Leonard Lopate WNYC
Danielle is interviewed by WNYC’s famed radio host Leonard Lopate. You can listen right here as they discuss “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear.” More
Is Your Doctor Listening?
Doctor-patient communication is a two-way highway of information, with each person endeavoring to convey information to the other. But there can be numerous roadblocks and detours, as anyone who has been party to our medical system can attest. More
The Day I Zipped My Lips and Let My Patients Talk
“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak,†said Epictetus. It’s clear that the Greek philosopher wasn’t a physician in 21st century America. How long, I’ve sometimes wondered, would my patients actually talk if I didn’t say anything at all? More
Tulsa Public Radio
Listen to Danielle interviewed on Tulsa Public Radio about doctor-patient communication. More
Doctors need to be aware of their own biases towards patients
Modifying our external behavior and how we communicate is clearly important, but I believe we in the medical profession have a duty to work to change our inner landscapes as well. It’s a tall order, I realize, but if we wish to claim the high mantle of professionalism, we need to at least be actively attempting to challenge our gut feelings. More
Globe & Mail review of “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear”
Ofri argues in her new book “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear” that the conversations doctors have with their patients are the most important part of a medical visit, far surpassing blood tests, X-rays or various scans. And she believes it’s time both doctors and patients give these conversations their due. More
Washington Post Review of “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear.”
“If you’ve switched physicians in search of someone more caring, or left an exam feeling unseen and unheard, you will find much to appreciate in Danielle Ofri’s perceptive book. ” More
