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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Hospitals may be leaving their patients' religious and spiritual needs unfulfilled despite believing they ought to be more involved, evidence suggests that a low percentage of physicians actually have religious or spiritual discussions with patients.
May 13, 2010 | Story
Staff developed new process to improve utilization and functionally of hospitals call system that patents use to request assistance from nurses.
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
How can physicians empathize when feeling negatively toward their patients?
April 1, 2013 | Report
More than 8 out of 10 adults over age 40—including employees—are making decisions about their health and health care on a regular basis
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Study found use of free drug samples widespread among older adults but participation in pharmaceutical industry-sponsored patient assistance programs very low.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study analyzed 127 research studies spanning 59 years to find a positive correlation between physician communication skills, as well as physician training in communication skills and patient adherence to treatment recommendations.
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper from the Urban Institute on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) places new emphasis on measuring patients' experiences of care and using that information to improve care.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physicians are encouraged to disclose medical errors to patients, which often requires close collaboration between physicians and risk managers.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Although many professional medical organizations recommend disclosing errors to patients, studies suggest that disclosure is the exception rather than the rule. Little research examining radiologists' willingness to disclose mammography-related errors has been conducted. This study surveyed 364 radiologists at seven Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium sites.
August 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This article looks at how medical errors are handled in the health professions and suggests that full disclosure of the mistake, in addition to an apology and follow-up, may be the best way to approach this sensitive topic.