The data on COVID-19 doesn’t look good. A recent USA Today analysis showed that nearly 80% of the states reported more coronavirus cases than they had in the week before. Nine states set seven-day ...

The healthcare industry has growing pains. Merger-and-acquisition-fueled expansion is at odds with initiatives to eliminate waste. Physicians juggle larger patient populations with expectations to ...

When a large hospital organization in the Southeast gathered doctors, nurses, first responders, state police and the National Guard to run mass casualty drills, things did not go as planned. The ...

There are few environments where rapid, reliable communication is as essential as in the healthcare markets. Providers face a host of complex and time-sensitive situations that often require fast ...

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 ...

Seconds matter in healthcare. A patient who experiences a stroke, for example, has a lower chance of functional independence and an increased likelihood of mortality when treatment is delayed. The ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Nearly two years after COVID-19 suddenly shifted healthcare from ...

No one enjoys being in the hospital. They want to go home as soon as possible. In fact, the hospital actually wants patients to go home too – or to whatever the next step in care is for their ...

Effective patient-centred communication is crucial for improving care. But how can it be achieved? And how can one avoid a purely medical perspective? According to Remke van Staveren, a Dutch ...

Good communication between hospitalists and primary care physicians at the time of discharge is critical to patient safety and to the reduction of risk. Historically, this communication has been “one ...

In today’s complex healthcare landscape, effective communication about health issues is crucial. Purdue University’s online Graduate Certificate in Health Communication meets this demand by equipping ...