CRICO Insights: February 2016


Top 5 Communication Breakdowns in Health Care

3 involve provider-provider communication

26%

miscommunication among clinicians regarding the patient’s condition

13%

inadequate informed consent and expectation management

12%

poor documentation of information critical to subsequent care

11%

unsympathetic response to a patient or family member

7%

failure to read the medical record (prior to rendering a diagnosis or ordering treatment)

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Learn what you can do to avoid communication missteps that can lead to patient harm and allegations of medical malpractice. Speakers, agenda, and registration details are coming soon.


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