Patients' lives are being put at risk by poor communication from health care professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 ...

Sitting at a patient's bedside is one of the behaviors associated with better doctor-patient communication, patient satisfaction, and trust. During a busy day of consultations, however, it can be ...

A professor led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider's history-taking and physical exam were the main drivers of spinal pain patients' ...

Gone are the days when a doctor's word was taken as gospel. The relationship between doctors and patients has undergone a dramatic shift, with many doctors now finding themselves in the position of ...

Recently, a long-standing patient came in for her routine office follow-up appointment for management of hypertension and arthritis. After a warm greeting, she told me there was a matter she needed to ...

Communication professor Charee Thompson, right, and graduate student Junhyung Han led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider’s history-taking and ...