Every time you are admitted to a hospital, you place your life in the hands of health care professionals. You trust them to provide the best treatment for you during your stay. You have no other ...

HealthGrades, a provider of healthcare information for consumers, analyzed patient safety data for hospitalizations between 2008 and 2010. Researchers found that better communication among staff ...

Effective communication is an important part of healthcare delivery, and with more than 300 languages spoken in the United States — and 90 million Americans with low literacy — there are challenging ...

A visual representation of the SHRIMPS checklist affixed to OR walls, detailing the critical elements to be communicated during ST handoffs. The introduction of a standardized handoff protocol ...

Effective communication is the backbone of high-quality health care. Whether between clinicians and patients or among interdisciplinary teams, the ability to exchange information clearly, ...

Interventions improving communication between health care providers and patients, in turn, lowering risk of patient safety incidents, are needed. HealthDay News — Poor communication is a major ...

In the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, quality and safety are at the core of everything we do. Our mission is to provide the highest standard of care to women through continuous quality ...

Technology is advancing at lightning speed across every industry sector, and healthcare is no exception. Operating rooms (ORs) have become dominated by tech innovations that assist surgical procedures ...

Doctors who've faced the disease themselves share candid lessons about empathy, medical bias, and the humanity of care.

DUBLIN — Researchers in Spain have reported a complex picture of primary care patient safety across the country, with survey results highlighting a critical need for improved communication systems ...