Healthcare providers should use open communication when disclosing medical errors to limit adverse outcomes such as healthcare avoidance or loss of trust among patients, according to a study published ...

Communication breakdowns among health care providers often contribute to preventable medical errors. In a complex health care landscape where multiple specialists may be involved in a patient’s care, ...

In my 15 years of working primarily with women leaders, many of them have shared their frustration and fears about talking to decision-makers and how difficult it feels to convey their desire for ...

Errors are an unavoidable part of modern life. From minor human misjudgments to large-scale system failures, errors influence how institutions ...

Approximately one-third of malpractice cases involving nursing cite a breakdown in communication, according to the recently published “Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures: 2015 Annual ...

David May, MD, PhD, FACC, and Patrick White explain how communication barriers between healthcare professionals and patients, as well as a lack of understanding about patients’ health behaviors ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The quality of information about patients who were transferred from one hospital to another was often ...

Researchers have determined several areas that are most prone to intraoperative communication errors, according to a study published in the Journal of Surgical Research. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly ...