Patient and family education is one of those problematic standards and requirements for improvement that boggles the mind of many hospital survey coordinators. In the course of patient care, every ...

Credit: Thinkstock. Tools are provided to assist clinicians in providing their patients with clear and effective communication. As health care providers, we want to do everything we can to help our ...

Nurses in practice have an increasing need to become aware of the computer-based resources available and the evidence regarding their use in the process of patient education. This synthesis of the ...

Nurses and nurse midwives have historically considered patient education one of their most important responsibilities. Increasingly, however, appropriate and comprehensive patient education has become ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although much of the focus of competencies revolves around clinical abilities of physicians, there are other competencies to consider with other stakeholders in healthcare. "Patients need competencies ...

Ruxolitinib cream can meaningfully improve skin repigmentation and QOL for patients with vitiligo, but its full benefit depends on improved patient education, guidance, and support for consistent, ...

The power and significance of a preventative approach to healthcare is built on patient education and backed by results. A study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found just 45 ...

Being a physician in the role of a patient’s family member can be a particularly challenging experience. You know too much. So, when you are seated in the designated family waiting area while your ...