This last week's meeting was about communication in the workplace, for us that's a hospital, but unlike paper jams and running out of toner we have to worry about patient death. Dr. Tim Trask was nice enough to take time out of his schedule and talk with us about how break down in communication within a hospital can be detrimental to a patient's health. Here's an enlightening fact healthcare is the 7th leading cause of death in America not smoking, not skydiving, us! How can that be? It all starts and ends with communication, if an order isn't clear or a chart is switched or even if coworkers are to intimidated to call someone on a mistake it can lead to patient harm. So remember kiddys its not just enough to be smart you need to know how to communicate effectively to treat your patient.
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