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Improving Clinical Communication And Collaboration Through Technology, Michelle Machon
Improving Clinical Communication And Collaboration Through Technology, Michelle Machon
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Problem: Over the last 30 years, clinical communication methodologies in healthcare have evolved to become such disparate systems that they lead to confusion, wasted time, and clinician dissatisfaction. The Joint Commission (2016) reports up to 78% of sentinel events in hospitals are linked to communication failures, which have obvious implications for hospital systems in the quality and safety of their current communication systems.
Context: The purpose of this project was to determine the effectiveness of implementing a unified clinical communication technology platform in an acute care hospital setting and to make recommendations from that implementation to the organization’s larger health …
Facilitating Communication With Diverse Teams, Maryjane Lewitt
Facilitating Communication With Diverse Teams, Maryjane Lewitt
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Non- hierarchical communication structures are associated with greater clarity across all levels. These structures can be implemented in a variety of ways under different circumstances. A variety of communication processes should be implemented to improve communication with individualizing the technique to the type of information being communicated.