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.

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, ...

How well we communicate is not determined by how well we say things but rather, how well we are understood. It’s pretty basic yet, much of the chaos amongst ourselves, whether it be at home or in the ...

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 ...

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. –Benjamin Franklin Over and over we see conflict arise from communication ...