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modern doctors are taught to view sick patients through a lens that primarily sees their medical problems: Weed, L. L. “The Problem-Oriented Record as a Basic Tool in Medical Education, Patient Care and Clinical Research.” Ann Clin Res 3 (3) (June 1971): 131-134. Weed, L. “The Problem-Oriented Record — Its Organizing Principles and Its Structure.” League Exch (103) (1975): 3-6.
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best practices of this sort usually consume a lot less time and resources: Lilly, C. M., D. L. De Meo, L. A. Sonna, et al. “An Intensive Communication Intervention for the Critically Ill.” Am J Med 109 (6) (October 15, 2000): 469-475. Lilly, C. M., L. A. Sonna, K. J. Haley, and A. F. Massaro. “Intensive Communication: Four-Year Follow-up from a Clinical Practice Study.” Crit Care Med 31 (5 Suppl.) (May 2003): S394-S399. Nelson, J. E., K. A. Puntillo, et al. “In Their Own Words: Patients and Families Define High-Quality Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit.” Crit Care Med (3) (2010): 808-818.