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Patient-Centered Care Model Demands Better Physician-Patient Communication

February 3rd, 2012 by pmctiernan

From Journal of the American Medical Association Physicians need excellent communication skills and appropriate tools for facilitating communication to more effectively incorporate patient preferences into care. Read the full text article >>

Professional Certification to Launch in March

February 3rd, 2012 by pmctiernan

Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety Announces New Certification Patient safety is at the heart of all we do in health care. And as the patient safety discipline continues to evolve, professionals seeking to take the next step in their professional development will soon have the opportunity to become credentialed by the Certification Board [...]

ASPPS at One Year

January 9th, 2012 by kpinsky

  Who is responsible for patient safety in your organization? The obvious answer may be the chief patient safety officer or the director of quality and safety. But that’s only partly right. Patient safety has grown to become a distinct discipline involving practitioners from diverse areas of the health care spectrum who work under engaged [...]

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