title: Collecting and using information from patients: a summary guide of recent practical research.
abstract: This article will provide the reader with an appreciation of why health professionals should collect information from patients, information a patient can provide and the uses to which this information can be put, cultural competency and understanding of social class differences, and future areas of research.
authors.affiliation: 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldfield
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003625:Data Collection; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008603:Mental Health; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States