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Healthcare communication boards: Best practices for patient rooms and nurse stations

Okay, so my aunt had surgery last spring. Hip replacement. She was in the hospital for about four days. I visited her a bunch and started noticing these whiteboards in every single room. Healthcare ...
Medscape

Communication Key to Improving Patient Safety

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 ...
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New NBME tool sharpens medical students’ patient communication skills early

PHILADELPHIA, PA — NBME has launched a new learning tool aimed at strengthening one of medicine’s most critical skills long ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patient-Centered Communication, Disparities, and Patient Portals in the US, 2017-2022

From 2017 to 2022, patients with better communication with providers were more likely to report being offered and accessing a patient portal, but disparities persist. Objectives: To identify the ...
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Let Us Have the Conversation: Serious Illness Communication in Oncology: Definitions, Barriers, and Successful Approaches

Serious illness communications are crucial elements of care delivery for patients with cancer. High-quality serious illness communications are composed of open, honest discussions between patients, ...