To be eligible for the study, ICD patients must have met the following criteria: (1) age of at least 18 years, (2) ability to read and complete questionnaires and vignettes, (3) ability to read ...

Clinical vignettes, or case reports, are patient-related cases and scenarios that have educational value for a wider audience. Good cases come in many different flavors. Some describe unusual diseases ...

and armed its sales force with patient vignettes to share with doctors. Each effort emphasized OxyContin’s insurance coverage through what’s known as Medicare Part D. “Medicare Part D is the ...

Methods: Sixty-six ICD patients read one of six vignettes that detailed a hypothetical device recall. Vignette variables included the source of recall dissemination (physician vs. media vs.