Quality and safety in the literature: February 2024

Healthcare quality and safety span multiple topics across the spectrum of academic and clinical disciplines. Keeping abreast of the rapidly growing body of work can be challenging. In this series, we provide succinct summaries of selected relevant studies published in the last several months. Some articles will focus on a particular theme, whereas others will highlight unique publications from high-impact medical journals. Key points A randomised controlled trial showed that a communication coach improved cardiologists’ ability to respond to patients with empathy, elicit questions and facilitate enhanced conversational flow. Cardiologists reported that a communication coach helped their clinical practice. JAMA Intern Med; 1 June 2023 In a randomised controlled trial conducted across multiple hospital sites, a written communication tool provided to clinicians significantly improved documentation of goals-of-care discussions in the electronic medical record, with a more substantial impact on patients in racial or...
Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Quality & amp; safety in the literature Source Type: research