The State of Compassionate Healthcare

Experts discuss survey at symposium hosted by The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare.

By Julie Rosen

How do patients and physicians view the issue of compassionate healthcare? Is there a gap between the compassionate care that patients say should be provided and what they experience in their own lives? Can good communication and emotional support—the key elements of compassionate healthcare—have an impact on whether a patient lives or dies?

Quest 2011

A Rallying Point for Patient Safety Advocates, a Commitment to Reshape Culture

By Christine Winters

On March 24, there was an aura of optimism and a sense of empowerment building among a passionate group of doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators who had convened at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore for Quest 2011, sponsored by Standard Register. They had come to this event because they were committed to patient safety.

Understanding Care Transitions as a Patient Safety Issue

By Sara Butterfield RN, BSN, CPHQ, CCM; Christine Stegel, RN, MS, CPHQ; Shelly Glock, LNHA, MBA; and Dennis Tartaglia, MA

The global re-hospitalization rate of a community reflects the cumulative quality of care provided across diverse healthcare settings and providers.

Revisiting the Perinatal Adverse Outcome Index

By Emily Hamilton, MD; Samuel Smith, MD; Dorothy Berry, RN, DFASHRM; Omer Ben-Yoseph, MD; Dan O’Keeffe, MD; Eric Knox, MD

The challenge of sorting through copious amounts of data to find the essential information is not new. Over the years, various professions have developed key markers to highlight the essential. For example, clinicians use vital signs, accountants have bottom lines, and journalists pen pithy headlines.