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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining safe and secure healthcare environments is a major priority for all medical professionals. However, the high-risk ...

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 ...

What patients need from providers and hospitals, even more than convenience and affordability, is clear and direct communication from their healthcare organization, according to the 2024 National ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cultures of silence among healthcare professionals remain a significant threat to patients and healthcare innovation, according to results from a national survey of more than 3,500 clinicians and ...

Clear, respectful, and consistent communication in healthcare isn’t just polite—it saves lives. From reducing medication errors to building trust and cultural understanding, strong communication ...