{"id":14923,"date":"2022-04-21T19:15:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrfinder.com\/blog\/?p=14923"},"modified":"2022-04-21T19:15:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:15:26","slug":"5-tips-to-improve-clinical-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrfinder.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-improve-clinical-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips to Improve Clinical Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clinical communication is the essence of responding faster and enhancing patient outcome levels. Daily, clinical communication is taking place in the form of the provider updating their care team regarding a patient\u2019s situation and when a hospital transfers patient records to another healthcare institution. Effective clinical communication helps to reduce the chances of mortality when patient care or treatment is delayed.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clinical communication in today\u2019s world<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These days\u2019 physicians make use of their tablets, and medical apps on smartphones to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.symplr.com\/workforce-management\/clinical-communications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure messaging, voice, and critical alerts\u2014ideally on a single platform<\/a>. Therefore the communication exchange is not limited to a particular communication channel. Usually, these modes of communication are HIPAA compliant to protect patient information from cyber security threats.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who is involved in the chain of clinical communication?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clinical communication can take place within a hospital or with different healthcare facilities. Any person who handles patient information is directly a part of the clinical communication chain. This may include, healthcare providers, nurses, support staff, and department heads in healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every person involved in the clinical communication process needs to ensure that the message transferred regarding patient data is accurate and up-to-date. If the information is inaccurate then it can have fatal consequences on the health of a patient and miscommunication leads to cost failures<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Types of clinical communication<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are mainly four types of clinical communications that take place and make way for improving health outcomes.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Care collaboration between healthcare teams<\/li>\n<li>exchange of patient information between departments<\/li>\n<li>Care coordination between facilities<\/li>\n<li>Provider and patient communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to enhance clinical communication?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This article will share 5 helpful tips to improve clinical communication that can reduce any chances of errors and help providers respond promptly to offer the right treatment.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don\u2019t use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emrfinder.com\/electronic-medical-records-software-emr\/\">Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software<\/a> for communication<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 EHR Software systems are essential to streamline daily clinical, administrative, and financial workflows. The software system does offer a communication capability however, it is not designed to provide real-time communication which is required by the physician. The EMR software does not include care teams outside the hospital facility for example a family caregiver. A successful clinical communication system will imitate the consumer communication experience.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Use a single communication platform<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 It is advised that one communication platform is used across the healthcare organization for communication between care teams.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remove pagers<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Relying on pagers is not smart as the technology is almost outdated. Pagers are expensive and inefficient and an unreliable means of communication which can result in errors in clinical communication. A hospital can replace pager communication and implement a clinical communication that uses WIFI. The default settings in the WIFI system can specify when recipients have received a notification.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get ready now<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Healthcare organizations should implement a clinical communication system without wasting any time. The system should support the right exchange of information to the right people involved so accurate and timely decisions can be made for high-quality patient care.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monitor the communication system<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; The clinical communication deployed needs to be monitored to identify any room for improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical communication is the essence of responding faster and enhancing patient outcome levels. Daily, clinical communication is taking place in the form of the provider updating their care team regarding a patient\u2019s situation and when a hospital transfers patient records to another healthcare institution. 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