-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-communications
January 04, 2017 - This article details the early progress of the Center's second major initiative, improving handoff communication … April 5, 2013
Handoff Communication Tools.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-insidious-contributor-medical-mishaps
February 24, 2011 - Study
Classic
Communication failures: an insidious contributor … Communication failures: an insidious contributor to medical mishaps. … Several anecdotes illustrate the role communication failures played in these mishaps and how common these … The authors conclude that barriers to effective communication are both individual and systemic and that … Communication failures: an insidious contributor to medical mishaps.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-and-economics-improving-clinical-communication
November 18, 2015 - Commentary
The science and economics of improving clinical communication. … The science and economics of improving clinical communication. … The science and economics of improving clinical communication. … reports due to communication errors in an anaesthetic clinic: a prospective intervention study. … December 4, 2013
Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interdisciplinary-communication-uncharted-source-medical-error
September 24, 2016 - Review
Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error? … Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error? … The authors discuss the literature on communication between clinicians and suggest that research should … examine how communication gaps can affect patient safety in the intensive care unit. … Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error?
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861880/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered
Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and … /patient-and-family-centered-i-pass-family-centered-communication-
program-reduce-medical
Summary … processes could be improved via a family-
centered communication program. … around the I-PASS
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/patient-and-family-centered-i-pass-family-centered-communication-program-reduce-medical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/patient-and-family-centered-i-pass-family-centered-communication-program-reduce-medical
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sbar-improves-communication-and-safety-climate-and-decreases-incident-reports-due
June 01, 2016 - Study
SBAR improves communication and safety climate and decreases incident reports … due to communication errors in an anaesthetic clinic: a prospective intervention study. … SBAR improves communication and safety climate and decreases incident reports due to communication errors … SBAR improves communication and safety climate and decreases incident reports due to communication errors … August 18, 2021
Communication in interdisciplinary teams: exploring closed-loop communication
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failures-communication-through-documents-and-documentation-across-perioperative-pathway
August 07, 2013 - Study
Failures in communication through documents and documentation across the perioperative … Failures in communication through documents and documentation across the perioperative pathway. … This qualitative study of communication among providers in perioperative care revealed a reliance on … Failures in communication through documents and documentation across the perioperative pathway. … June 18, 2019
Guideline implementation: team communication.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/
March 25, 2025 - Results show that even a small amount of medical misinformation in the training dataset can result in … Commentary
A framework for the analysis of communication errors in health care. … This article describes the development of a framework to classify communication errors that contributed … Nine types of communication errors were identified. … Falls and delays in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery were the most common adverse events related to communication
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/policy-based-intervention-reduction-communication-breakdowns-inpatient-surgical-care-results
January 04, 2010 - Study
A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns in … A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns in inpatient surgical care: … Communication failures in the surgical setting are a known threat to patient safety and the second … April 24, 2011
Communication failure in the operating room. … August 18, 2010
Measuring communication in the surgical ICU: better communication equals
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sbar-shared-mental-model-improving-communication-between-clinicians
January 02, 2017 - Study
SBAR: a shared mental model for improving communication between clinicians. … SBAR: a shared mental model for improving communication between clinicians. … SBAR: a shared mental model for improving communication between clinicians. … reports due to communication errors in an anaesthetic clinic: a prospective intervention study. … December 21, 2014
Improving Hand-Off Communication.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-policy-makers-can-smooth-way-communication-and-resolution-programs
December 19, 2018 - Commentary
How policy makers can smooth the way for communication-and-resolution … How policy makers can smooth the way for communication-and- resolution programs. … How policy makers can smooth the way for communication-and- resolution programs. … December 19, 2018
Communication-and-resolution programs: the challenges and lessons learned … December 19, 2018
Case outcomes in a communication-and-resolution program in New York
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-communication-errors-telephone-medicine
December 01, 2004 - Commentary
Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. … Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):959-63. … Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):959-63. … Topic
Ambulatory Care
Health Care Providers
Narrative/Storytelling
Provider-Patient Communication
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/silence-power-and-communication-operating-room
June 08, 2011 - Study
Silence, power and communication in the operating room. … Silence, power and communication in the operating room. … Communication failures are a known problem in operating rooms, with past studies examining the role … Silence, power and communication in the operating room. … April 6, 2011
Communication failure in the operating room.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-diagnostic-errors-through-effective-communication-harnessing-power-information
March 10, 2011 - Commentary
Reducing diagnostic errors through effective communication: harnessing … Reducing Diagnostic Errors through Effective Communication: Harnessing the Power of Information Technology … This commentary explores potential communication breakdowns that contribute to diagnostic errors and … January 9, 2019
Dissecting communication barriers in healthcare: a path to enhancing … communication resiliency, reliability, and patient safety.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-communication-role-standardized-protocols-changing-health-care-environment
October 12, 2011 - Study
Beyond communication: the role of standardized protocols in a changing health … Beyond communication: the role of standardized protocols in a changing health care environment. … This qualitative study found that implementation of the SBAR communication protocol had effects beyond … Beyond communication: the role of standardized protocols in a changing health care environment. … March 2, 2012
Implementing handoff communication.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/theory-based-instrument-evaluate-team-communication-operating-room-balancing-measurement
June 23, 2010 - Commentary
A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating … A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement … This study describes the process of developing a tool to measure communication failures in the operating … A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement … June 8, 2011
Silence, power and communication in the operating room.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intensive-care-units-communication-between-nurses-and-physicians-and-patients-outcomes
May 28, 2008 - Study
Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients … Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients' outcomes. … Although some relationship between communication and adverse events was documented, the relationship … Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients' outcomes. … December 19, 2018
Using incident reports to assess communication failures and patient
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closed-loop-communication-interprofessional-emergency-teams-cross-sectional-observation-study
September 24, 2016 - Study
Closed-loop communication in interprofessional emergency teams: a cross-sectional … observation study on the use of closed-loop communication among anesthesia personnel. … Closed-loop communication in interprofessional emergency teams: a cross-sectional observation study on … the use of closed-loop communication among anesthesia personnel. … the use of closed-loop communication among anesthesia personnel.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-preoperative-checklist-and-team-briefing-among-surgeons-nurses-and
August 28, 2013 - preoperative checklist and team briefing among surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists to reduce failures in communication … Structured communication tools are being used increasingly to prevent critical communication failures … While past studies have similarly demonstrated benefits from improved communication in the operating … room, this is the first to directly observe how briefings affect team communication. … April 6, 2011
Information transfer and communication in surgery: a systematic review.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-operating-room-observational-classification-recurrent-types-and
April 06, 2011 - Study
Classic
Communication failures in the operating room … Communication failures in the operating room: an observational classification of recurrent types and … This study used direct observation of 48 surgical procedures to characterize deficits in communication … Communication failures in the operating room: an observational classification of recurrent types and … June 8, 2011
Silence, power and communication in the operating room.