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 ...

Perceived discrimination in healthcare settings is linked to delays in seeking diabetes care, mediated by poor patient-clinician communication. Younger adults and racial and ethnic minorities ...

Forty-six eligible studies were included in the analysis with 67,826 patients. HealthDay News — Poor communication is a major contributor to patient safety incidents, according to a review published ...

If you aren’t already, pretend you’re the owner of a successful specialty healthcare practice. Or maybe you’re an administrator for a large regional healthcare system. How would you keep your ...

Poor communication is the most frequent cause of patient flow problems, according to an AHA Solutions news release. AHA Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, published the ...

In today’s healthcare landscape, organizations that communicate effectively with their patients positively impact both satisfaction and outcomes. In fact, quality communication between patients and ...

Dear Doctor: My ex-wife was seeing a primary care doctor who also treated her heart issues, which were not of a serious nature. She sought a second opinion from a specialist, which prompted her own ...

Credit: Getty Images To ensure patients have useful information they can benefit from, it is important to avoid patient education overload. Here clinicians are provided with tools to ensure clear and ...

Patients' lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research.

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 ...

Poor communication contributed to 24.0 percent of safety incidents in 42 studies that examined its contribution along with other causes. (HealthDay News) — Poor communication is a major contributor to ...

THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Poor communication is a major contributor to patient safety incidents, according to a review published online April 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.