In clinical handoffs, biased language can hinder empathy and negatively affect clinicians’ ability to recall patient health information, according to a study published Dec. 17 in JAMA. To examine the ...
A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the ...
Residents and medical students recalled clinical information with less accuracy after hearing a patient handoff rife with biased language, a survey study found. Those who heard handoffs with ...
When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another - an exchange known as a "handoff" - the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A ...
When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another—an exchange known as a "handoff"—the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A study ...
When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another — an exchange known as a “handoff” — the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A ...