A Six Sigma green belt who tracked and blogged about her medical treatment for two rare diseases made a startling discovery — in 20 emergency room visits, 56 outpatient visits and 54 inpatient days across nine admissions, she found just…
Patient Experience
The Virginia Mason Institute is now offering its patient engagement program to clients around the globe.
The American College of Radiology now offers the Radiologist's Toolkit for Patient- and Family-Centered Care for free online as a resource to help radiologists improve their patient engagement skills.
Children who experience physical abuse often arrive at a hospital hours after experiencing an injury, receive a delayed diagnosis and treatment, and have higher death rates than kids with accidental injuries, according to a study in the Emergency Medical Journal.
Mary didn’t receive instructions on her mother, Eartha’s, medications after a hospital stay.
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Teams from University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto won this year's Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement.
Healthcare policy researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School will join forces with mPulse Mobile to study whether texting can improve patient engagement in Medicaid populations.
Historically, surgical site infection prevention efforts have focused on the role of the healthcare worker, but patients have an important role to play in preventing SSIs as well.
Dementia patients in nursing homes that offer personalized music programs are more likely to discontinue the use of antipsychotics and antianxiety medications, and experience fewer behavioral health issues, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Geriatric…
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