No one enjoys being in the hospital. They want to go home as soon as possible. In fact, the hospital actually wants patients to go home too – or to whatever the next step in care is for their ...

Patient communication has never been more important. It has also never been more complex and challenging. The patient communication landscape continues to evolve, shaped by technological advancements, ...

• 15 percent more overall patient safety events occurred in hospitals performing in the bottom 10 percent for physician communication, compared to those in the top 10 percent. • 27 percent more ...

Patients' lives are being put at risk by poor communication from health care professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 ...

Before email, a care team would gather around a table and sort through case notes, reviewing patients one by one. The senior physician and nurse would then make their way around the acute care unit, ...

A strong reputation is an invaluable asset in today's competitive healthcare landscape. It attracts new patients, fosters trust within the community and, ultimately, translates to better patient ...

To streamline the admissions process for emergency department patients, Tufts Medical Center is using a clinical communication and collaboration platform to improve teamwork between physicians and the ...

Miscommunication in the hospital setting is a major driver of medical errors and malpractice claims. Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), which operates 14 hospitals in Kentucky and West Virginia, ...

Many deaf people and deaf advocates say live interpretation is the ideal means of communicating. Hospitals, however, often resort to an interpretation service such as Deaf-Talk at a fraction of the ...

The quality of care in nursing homes is often discussed in terms of staffing levels, reimbursement and regulatory oversight.

By: Joanna B. Wolfson, Ph.D., ABPP & Robert M. Gordon, Psy.D. For parents and family caregivers, navigating a child’s medical condition can be the most stressful of life experiences. When a child ...