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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gambhir, Harvir Singh
• Goodrick, Samantha
• Dhamoon, Amit
• Kaul, Viren

Titel

Impact of Structured and Scheduled Family Meetings on Satisfaction in Patients Admitted to Hospitalist Service

Ist Teil von

• Journal of patient experience, 2021, Vol.8, p.237437352110027-23743735211002748

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Effective communication is key to patient satisfaction. Family meetings been shown to be effective in other settings such as critical care and palliative medicine. We evaluated the impact of scheduled and structured family meetings on patients admitted to the hospitalist service in terms of satisfaction with care delivery. More patients in the intervention group reported better understanding of their diagnosis, treatment plan, medications, and discharge plan. Based on these results, we advocate for structured and scheduled family meetings to be implemented as a communication tool for selected patients on the hospital medicine service to improve patient experience and satisfaction.