Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients' ...

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 ...

A recent lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that Sharp HealthCare recorded conversations between doctors and ...

In recent years, sporadic medical disagreements have arisen. Inadequate communication between the medical team and patients, together with their families, accounts for around one-third of medical ...

What is the most important factor in treatment success? Although this open-ended question has many available answers, most people would say it is either the correct treatment from a healthcare ...

Healthcare communication costs trust, which is essential for good patient care. That loss of trust also translates to tangible healthcare costs. “During our first conversation, all I could think about ...

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 ...