학술논문

The Influence of Spiritual Retreats on Compassion in Health Care.
Document Type
Article
Source
National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. Autumn2018, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p443-448. 6p.
Subject
*MEDICAL ethics
*PATIENT satisfaction
*COMPASSION
*BIOETHICS
*MEDICAL care
Language
ISSN
1532-5490
Abstract
Our moral compass is not the only thing that compels us to provide compassionate health care, which also improves patient outcomes and patient and provider satisfaction. In the current era of increasing medical complexity, provider burnout, and value-based reimbursement, health care systems struggle to durably improve their providers' compassion in the provision of care. A religious retreat curriculum for leaders at OSF HealthCare, in Illinois and Michigan, has led to a significant, long-term increase among employees in their compassion toward patients, colleagues, and self. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]