Tag: communication

April 5, 2018

Communicating the ins and outs of healthcare and treatment to patients is hard enough without a language barrier. While complex medical jargon may sound like another language to many patients, even relatively simple conversations may be difficult when patients have […]

February 12, 2018

Lynn Black’s mother-in-law, who had lupus and lung cancer, was rushed into a hospital intensive care unit last summer with shortness of breath. As she lay in bed, intubated and unresponsive, a parade of doctors told the family “all good […]

March 14, 2017

mart phones make life easier for hospital providers, but their use isn’t permitted when it comes to secure messaging for patient care orders. Despite this, secure messaging still provides key advantages for healthcare organizations as detailed in this guest post […]

January 17, 2017

More payors are calling on hospitals to provide patient-centered care and get patients more involved in their treatment, since better engagement often leads to improved health outcomes. Part of this process involves giving patients the information they need to make […]

October 4, 2016

Nowadays, mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones are being used in almost every setting. And that’s especially true in health care. Hospital staff members in all positions are using mobile technology in their facilities, and that’s not likely to […]

August 11, 2016

Engaging patients in their own health outcomes has become important for hospitals. That means it’s essential to communicate information about their conditions throughout their hospital stays. To do this effectively, your clinicians must be on board with delivering information to […]

February 29, 2016

Between 40% and 80% of what a healthcare provider tells patients is immediately forgotten, and half of what they do remember, they get wrong. “Those are two of the most depressing statistics I’ve ever heard,” said John Mafi, MD, a […]

February 17, 2016

Communication is important in providing top quality patient care. Any breakdowns in communication can lead to serious problems, such as patient complications or deaths. A new report shows just how much poor communication impacts hospital care. The report, written by […]

February 16, 2016

A breach-filled 2015 showed healthcare is at major risk for cyberattacks, a situation experts say makes it more important for health organizations to have plans in place to deal with the aftermath of a security crisis. Nicole Miller, senior vice […]

February 16, 2016

Health information technology (HIT) has been shown to improve patient safety, especially with processes and applications that improve clinicians’ decisionmaking, documentation, and communication. But research has often looked at these applications in single institutions. A question that remains unanswered is […]

February 15, 2016

To improve patient outcomes, it’s critical to have patients take more active roles in their care. When patients act as partners with providers, readmissions and complications decrease. So your hospital’s clinicians need to be more open to having a close […]

February 12, 2016

Putting mobile devices into healthcare providers’ and patients’ hands can be a springboard for mobility in healthcare. However, in order to be successful, organizations need more than a handoff of innovative technology. When managing mobility, it is necessary to ensure […]

February 2, 2016

Here’s one more reason why physician practices and hospitals must make it a goal to improve communications: new research shows poor communication has a body count of more than 1,700. Communication problems were a contributing factor in 7,149 cases (30 percent) […]

July 20, 2015

Hospitals frequently turn to patients and their family members for suggestions that they hope will lead to improved quality of care, according to an article in USA Today. For example, a number of hospitals in the Nashville, Tennessee, area take […]