Physicians’ and advanced practice professionals have the ability to undermine team function with disrespectful or unsafe conduct. A recent study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient ...

Seclusion is a protocol used in hospital settings when a patient is displaying unsafe behaviors. Many organizations, including U.S. health care accrediting body the Joint Commission, say that it ...

Though she has been studying treatment adherence for 35 years, Robin DiMatteo, PhD, adherence expert and psychology professor at the University of California-Riverside, says interest in the field has ...

Pharmacies and providers are turning to AI to better understand why their patients aren’t following doctors’ orders on their prescriptions. Like pretty much all of AI, ambient tools are evolving at a ...

Medical schools must address unprofessional behavior early, as student misconduct often predicts future disciplinary issues and patient harm.

River Vista Behavioral Health, located next to Valley Children’s Hospital, submitted a plan of correction and demonstrated ...