At its heart, improving the patient experience is all about communication. Feedback from patients consistently and overwhelmingly points us to this focus. More than anything, patients and families ...

Unprecedented numbers of patients have been placed on mechanical ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being connected to a ventilator can take a massive toll on the body and mind, and we know ...

Oncology clinicians face a monumentally difficult task: to guide patients on what may be the scariest and most unpleasant journey of their lives. They must preserve their patients’ hope while at the ...

SR Health by Solutionreach collected some of the last known data about pre-COVID-19 patient communication preferences when it commissioned a study to better understand patients’ communication likes ...

Communication gaps persisted despite shared decision-making norms, with limited patient-perceived comprehension and ...

Unnecessary hospital readmissions occur for various reasons, including incomplete discharge planning, a lack of follow-up from the hospital, patients’ difficulty in adhering to medication regimens and ...

Effective communication is one of the foundations of good nursing care. The honest forms of nurse-patient communication include verbal and non-verbal communication (e.g., body language, facial ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack, she was ...

Part of providing quality care to patients with limited English proficiency is communicating with them in their own language, an AdventHealth CMO says. CMOs need to ensure that health systems and ...

Patients were satisfied with receiving their lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results via letter and considered the amount of information provided in the letter appropriate. Study Design: ...