In clinical handoffs, biased language can hinder empathy and negatively affect clinicians’ ability to recall patient health information, according to a study published Dec. 17 in JAMA. To examine the ...

We applaud the courage it takes for people to address bias incidents like Julie Lauderbaugh did in her column (“Attacking assault,” ODE, May 1). We agree that hiding hate or bias-related incidents ...

Residents and medical students recalled clinical information with less accuracy after hearing a patient handoff rife with biased language, a survey study found. Those who heard handoffs with ...

When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another — an exchange known as a “handoff” — the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure voted Friday to approve multiple changes to the state’s rules, including the addition of anti-bias language to rules to ...