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Patients trust their doctors more when wearing ClearMask transparent masks compared to standard masks could lead to better patient outcomes, potential to reduce litigation
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first-of-its-kind study published in the
Journal of American Medical Association Surgery on March 11, 2021 suggests that doctors who wear ClearMask transparent face masks greatly improve communication with patients compared to doctors whose faces are blocked by a standard face mask. Results showed that providers who wore the ClearMask are not only better communicators, they are also perceived as having more empathy and elicit greater trust. The study s overwhelmingly positive results on improved communication with the ClearMask validated what we knew all along: being able to see each other s faces is fundamentally human and an integral part of how we connect, said Allysa Dittmar, President of ClearMask, LLC. The study s use of the ClearMask brand and its accepta
Patients trust their doctors more when wearing ClearMask™ transparent masks compared to standard masks
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First-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of American Medical Association Surgery says improved patient-provider communication through the ClearMask
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BALTIMORE, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A
Journal of American Medical Association Surgery on March 11, 2021 suggests that doctors who wear ClearMask™ transparent face masks greatly improve communication with patients compared to doctors whose faces are blocked by a standard face mask. Results showed that providers who wore the ClearMask™ are not only better communicators, they are also perceived as having more empathy and elicit greater trust.
Patients trust their doctors more when wearing ClearMask™ transparent masks compared to standard masks prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A study led by Muneera Kapadia, MD, associate professor of surgery in the UNC School of Medicine, is the first to examine the effect of a surgeon s mask on communication with patients in the clinic setting. Results suggest that not seeing the surgeon s face may have negative consequences on the surgeon-patient relationship.