Breakdowns in communication, which account for approximately $12 billion in waste annually in U.S. hospitals, can trigger a series of negative consequences that may ultimately lead to patient harm.

When physicians and patients talk about the risk of possible heart attack in the emergency room, patients overestimate the risks and benefits of hospital admission, according to a recent study ...

Structured tools can reduce "end-of-round time compression" during multidisciplinary morning rounds in the hospital, according to a new study. Previous studies on multidisciplinary rounds, or MDRs, ...

Medical device manufacturers can face regulatory problems for a variety of reasons, Matthias Kaeser, Principal & Owner at Kaeser Associates, recently told MD+DI. Most of these have to do with ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of caregivers of children and adults with communication difficulties (60%) say that communication breakdowns make their role more challenging, ...

The communication breakdowns described by caregivers include their inability to understand what the care recipient wants or needs due to the care recipient's communication challenges; anger or other ...