Communication

A machine learning algorithm that triggered electronic reminders to health care providers increased the rate at which providers and patients spoke about end-of-life care preferences, according to randomized trial results.

A program in which community health workers deliver low-cost hearing technology to older adults significantly improved communication function, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

ORLANDO — As COVID-19 continues, drivers of current and potential pandemics are poverty, war, political instability, urbanization, deforestation, climate change and now anti-science, a presenter at ASN Kidney Week said.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with hospitalist and host of Explore The Space Podcast, Mark Shapiro, MD, about honing impactful communication skills, how health care workers can get involved in politics and more.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and health disparities are brought to light around the United States, leaders in the transplant field are getting serious about the journey to health equity.

ARLINGTON, Va. — In a Healio video exclusive, Edward Sun, MD, MBA, FASGE, assistant chief medical officer at Stony Brook University Hospital, emphasized how important “truly listening” is to impactful communication, at GI Outlook.

While well tolerated, balovaptan did not improve socialization and communication difficulties in young persons with autism spectrum disorder compared with placebo, according to results of a clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Black patients with serious illness receive inferior pain management and poor communication from providers compared with their white counterparts, according to data released by Center to Advance Palliative Care.

Researchers tested a web-based communication platform between a hospital and dialysis facilities to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions but found no statistical significance between readmission rates before and after implementation.

Telemedicine offers the promise of increased efficiency during patient care, but in-person evaluations and relationships are too valuable to completely disregard, according to a debate session at EULAR 2022 Congress.