Most clinicians currently in practice did not receive the evidence‐based communication
skills training they need to provide high‐quality communication for seriously ill older adults …

Reduction in hospital readmissions has long been identified as a target area for healthcare
public policy reform by the US government. In October 2012, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) …

With the emergence of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program of the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services on October 1, 2012, forecasting unplanned patient …

As the shift to value‐based payment accelerates, hospitals are under increasing pressure to
deliver high‐quality, efficient services. Palliative care approaches improve quality of life and …

Background Since the 1960s, standardized patients (SPs) have been used to prepare
medical students for clinical work for these patients provide a controlled domain for learners …

Methods The PatientSET program was implemented between quarters (Q) 1 and 4 in 2014
at a large nonprofit medical center in the Northeast with 775 total beds. The hospital is the …

Background: Most clinicians in the United States do not receive pre-professional education
in pain and symptom management, communication skills, and caregiver support. The use of …

With the Joint Commission's revelation that as much as 65%–70% of the time
miscommunication has been discovered to be the root cause of many sentinel events, it may …

Abstract Practice Problem: Veterans hospital readmission problems are challenging,
specifically in the heart failure department, which severely impacts the patient's health …

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used for MRI will now carry a warning regarding
their potential retention in the bodies and brains of treated patients, according to the Food …