Health literacy impacts patient outcomes and experiences, with many adults struggling to understand health information.

A healthy patient might spend as little as 15 to 30 minutes with his or her primary care doctor during the course of a year. Add chronic health conditions to the mix, and that same patient will spend ...

October marks Health Literacy Month, a crucial observance dedicated to highlighting the essential role health literacy plays ...

There are few places more stressful than a hospital room. And where there’s stress, conflict almost always follows. Here’s ...

Working together as a team to better communicate between physicians and nurses as well as the complete caregiving team will ...

Patients' lives are being put at risk by poor communication from health care professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 ...

The healthcare industry has always been under pressure. Overworked and understaffed healthcare teams are stretched thin and under constant stress. This combination often results in communication ...

The decision to implement TeamSTEPPS was driven by risk-event reviews that identified a need for better coordination and communication. These findings, combined with leadership’s commitment to a ...

A hospital has put name badges on doctors ' medical hats - so patients know who is treating them. The badge hats have been ...

Former medical professional Danielle Checketts designed the hats after finding she was being misidentified as other people, ...

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Concerns have risen after a recent Blue Ribbon Committe discussed an alleged incident at a Laredo ...