Inadequate Communication in Health Care
Quality patient care in the hospital setting requires a team of health care providers, working together, to effectively diagnose and treat patients. Consider the team required to treat a surgical patient-care providers will include the surgeon, surgical assistants, anesthesiologist, nurses, and potentially many others if any problems arise. Patients are often “handed-off” from one provider to another, either due to a shift change or because the patient’s needs require care