Having patients teach-back discharge information may help reduce their risk of readmission, according to a study in American Nurse Today. Researchers held hour-long teach-back sessions with high-risk ...

Patient teach-backs may be an effective way to reduce readmissions and heighten adherence to medication and treatment plans, according to a study in American Nurse Today. Here are four guidelines to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with diabetes, the teach-back method was associated with better interactions with health care ...

Teaching patients how to access a patient portal and its role in their post-discharge care increases engagement during and after hospitalization. It also improves patient experience, a new JAMIA study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Educating children about juvenile idiopathic arthritis and asking them to teach it back can improve ...

It is not uncommon for patients to be afraid to tell their doctors the truth. Maybe it is about drug and alcohol use or sexual concerns. It may be that they didn’t get a prescription filled because ...

Meet Yumi, a 24-year-old college student who has been experiencing head pain for the past several days. The sensation is not new — she has had similar episodes periodically over the last two years — ...

Next week, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will draw nearly 6,000 health leaders to Orlando for its annual forum, once again held right next door to Walt Disney World. Perusing the program, I ...

Being a physician in the role of a patient’s family member can be a particularly challenging experience. You know too much. So, when you are seated in the designated family waiting area while your ...

In New Jersey, a group of business and labor leaders-along with the state's largest health plan-decided it was time for the term "patient-centered" to be understood by a key constituency: patients ...

Next week, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will draw nearly 6,000 health leaders to Orlando for its annual forum, once again held right next door to Walt Disney World. Perusing the program, I ...