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Tags: ScottCare, cardiology, Cardiac Rehab, patient anxiety, service design, patient experience, customer experience, office management, business
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Jargon.
It can be a great shorthand way to communicate with your colleagues or it can create an opportunity for stress and anxiety if used with a "civilian" or a patient who isn't familiar with the terminology or its intent. Those who come to cardiopulmonary rehab for help and support following major or life-threatening cardiac events are especially vulnerable to misunderstandings—think about this true story the next time you use medical jargon within earshot of a patient.
(The names in this story have been omitted to protect the oblivious.)
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Tags: improved health outcomes, pulmonary rehab, Caretakers, Cardiac Rehab, Stress, exercise physiologists, Cardiac Rehab program director, medical jargon, medical humor, patient anxiety, jargon
