Health care providers with accents will have a harder time earning credibility in patients’ eyes. And there may be little anyone can do about it.
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Docs using e-mail to connect with patients may seem like nothing but good news for patients, but new research reveals some groups benefit much more than others.
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Physicians may not seem like the most likely group of employees to want to unionize, but there are solid reasons to think more of them will be looking into it in the near future.
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A new report claims doctors-in-training aren’t being taught the skills they need to create truly safe environments for patients.
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As if you needed more proof that you can never do enough training on both proper procedures and how to communicate with patient families.
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Medical errors and malpractice suits go hand in hand — but not in the way most folks think they do.
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A new study sheds more light on how, and when, most medical errors happen.
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A three-minute technique to improve communication in the OR could greatly improve overall patient safety.
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When an inevitable medical error takes place, few health care providers want to admit to a patient — or the surviving family — that they screwed up. But that just might be the smartest thing they can do.
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Black cancer patients are less likely to have their end-of-life care wishes followed. The question is why.
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