HHRI News & Press Releases
Increasing Trust is Key to Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Threats to Health
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the health of communities worldwide, researchers say that patients’ trust in the medical profession has never been more important as the health care community seeks to administer COVID vaccines en masse. Patients’ trust in the medical profession – and clinicians’ trust in their…
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Exploratory study identifies key factors associated with time pressure in primary care clinicians
Physicians often feel pressed for time during the standard primary care visit. Recent studies have shown that shorter visits are not only common but also lead to unaddressed health issues and a diminished understanding of patient concerns. Thus, it is critical to understand the relationship between time pressure, worklife factors…
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Study shows trust is an important attribute to clinician satisfaction; identifies characteristics associated with gender, organizational climate
There is a new emphasis on clinician trust in healthcare organizations, but little data about how to build trust and what favorable outcomes might result from doing so. In a prospective study of data collected as part of a randomized control trial, researchers used a previously validated measure to assess…
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