Given the increasing complexity of both the modern health care environment and the overall
patient population, reduction of medical errors is a high priority task for health policy makers …

Objectives Most medical schools focus upon aspects of interpersonal functioning such as
empathy in the doctor–patient relationship with the aim of training clinically competent …

Introduction Communication breakdown is a factor in the majority of all instances of medical
error. Despite the importance, a relative paucity of time is invested in communication skills in …

How can a social worker assess the risk that an older person with dementia faces? How
would a nurse or housing support worker decide on the balance between danger and …

External mandates for medical error disclosure are often justified by potential cost savings,
the belief in individual moral obligations in health care, and the concept that patients have …

It is difficult to imagine any social, professional, or public context in which people do not
engage in some level of impression management. From the most mundane decision of what …

Objective: To determine the influence of nurse education and training on attitudes towards
communication, emotional intelligence, and empathy. Method: A cross-sectional study was …

* Professor of Law and Director, Center for Ethics and Public Service, University of Miami
School of Law.@ 2006, Anthony V. Alfieri. Earlier versions of this Article were presented in …

Background Effective doctor-patient communication has been linked to numerous benefits
for both patient and physician. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Purpose: Because costs associated with malpractice litigation draw substantial resources
away from patient care, many health care organizations are seeking efficient methods to …