Using the Joint Commission Web site, select a current report on the channels and technologies used to communicate health policies and management issues. Write a 2–3-page review in Word format.

Include the following:

• List the elements of effective communication in healthcare organizations.
• Compare and contrast the channels and technologies used to communicate within healthcare organizations.
• Describe the factors that contribute to communication failures in healthcare.
• Indicate the adverse effects of ineffective health communication between providers and patients.
• Recommend a plan that hospital administration can implement to improve communication in healthcare organizations.

Reference:

The Joint Commission. (2012). http://www.jointcommission.org/