Better resident preparation and communication during the discharge process is the key for skilled nursing facilities hoping to reduce hospital readmissions and produce better outcomes, new study ...

Despite a nation-wide effort to increase adherence to hand-washing, hospitals continue to be a breeding ground for dangerous, preventable infections. Earlier this month a young woman from Bangor, ...

Improving equitable access to genomics-based clinical trials remains a critical priority in cancer care, according to Dr.

Accurate diagnosis, patient education, and collaborative decision making between patients and providers empowers patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to take their health into their own hands ...

Teaching patients how to access a patient portal and its role in their post-discharge care increases engagement during and after hospitalization. It also improves patient experience, a new JAMIA study ...

Credit: Getty Images To ensure patients have useful information they can benefit from, it is important to avoid patient education overload. Here clinicians are provided with tools to ensure clear and ...

Clinicians have long struggled with patient education. Often, materials are simplified to at or below a fifth-grade reading level in an effort to ensure accessibility. Ironically, this approach can ...

Much like a welcome channel at a hotel, University of Utah Hospital has a patient education channel on all of its TVs. Listen to find out how this underutilized resource provides info about services ...