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Don't overlook patients with low health literacy Strategies to close communication gap Patients are being put at risk because important health care information is communicated in medical jargon that exceeds [...]

Collaborative aimed at hospital communication Important means of reducing care disparities A new program from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) called 'Effective Communication in Hospitals' is designed [...]

Lessons learned from parents of dying children Hospital staff glean communication skills Communication between health care providers and the families of critically ill and dying children is simultaneously the most [...]

Good teaching techniques to improve communication Clear language is vital to good health outcomes Clear communication is important if the expected health outcomes are to be achieved. 'Effective communication is [...]

Use of non-solicitation, non-compete agreements By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Competition among providers for referrals can be fierce. Managers are increasingly concerned about employees and independent contractors who leave organizations [...]

Empowering patients by educating them to ask their caregivers to wash their hands can dramatically improve compliance, an infection control professional reported recently in Washington, DC, at the annual meeting [...]