7 tips for better telehealth consults with older patients
Wear a headset, speak slowly and assume older patients have some hearing loss: Checklist
With many consults moving online, a group of geriatricians has created a checklist for doctors to help improve the experience for older patients.
The advice includes asking them to wear a headset, speaking slowly and assuming older patients have some hearing loss even if they aren’t aware of it, the US authors write in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
