The next episode of ‘Inside Medical Malpractice’ is another in a series exploring the top 5 issues in medical malpractice: Assessment, Medication Errors, Communication, Unsafe Use of Equipment, and Infection Control.  In this episode, Dr. Andrew Kotaska OB/GYN helps us take a deeper dive into the issue of communication errors, this time looking at the communication between healthcare providers. There are literally dozens of potential touchpoints in a single healthcare encounter….doctor to patient, doctor to nurse, nurse to patient, doctor to hospital/pharmacy/lab/X-ray, hospital to homecare. You get the idea.  Many of these touchpoints still rely heavily on human beings to overcome the multilayered challenge of delivering the right information, to the right person, in the right way, at the right time. Especially in critical situations. Listen in as Dr. Kotaska offers some great advice on how to improve communication among members of the healthcare team, along with his perspective on the most important things we should all know about communication.  The number one reason to improve communication? Patient safety. This is a great episode. Don’t miss it!