Meeting
Abstract Number: 246
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Many hospitalized patients do not understand their treatment and care plans [1] and research shows that better physician communication skills improve patient outcomes [2]. Since these communication skills are teachable, many institutions implement a standardized communication tool for physicians and trainees [3, 4, 5, 6]. The evidence-based Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank (AIDET) […]