Compassionomics | Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference

A 34-year-old man fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit is on an artificial respirator for over a month. Could it be that his chance of getting off the respirator is not how much his nurses know, but rather how much they care?

A 75-year-old woman is heroically saved by a major trauma center only to be discharged and fatally struck by a car while walking home from the hospital. Could a lack of compassion from the hospital staff have been a factor in her death?

Compelling new research shows that health care is in the midst of a compassion crisis.

But the pivotal question is this:

In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science — coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine—demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place. You will see compelling evidence that:

Compassion has vast benefits for patients across a wide variety of conditions.
Missed opportunities for compassion can have devastating health effects.
Compassion can help reverse the cost crisis in health care.
Compassion can be an antidote for burnout among health care providers.
Forty seconds of compassion can save a life.

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Physician Scientist | Professor, Chair & Chief of Medicine @cooperhospital @coopermedschool | Author of #COMPASSIONOMICS | Inquiries: https://t.co/IsPhmPskuN

Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

Looking forward to speaking at @Penn @upennlib today at 3pm on #COMPASSIONOMICS! Thank you for the invite @pennnursinglib @BarbaraCavana11 @LibrarianUPenn!

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Compassion makes a real difference in healthcare, from patient outcomes to practitioner wellness, according to research by @StephenTrzeciak, co-author of "Compassionomics." Hear from the author in a book talk this Thursday ➡️ https://bit.ly/2uampnw 2

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

19 Feb

#COMPASSIONOMICS DAILY: The world is broken—and human kindness is the only solution - http://Macleans.ca #compassion https://www.macleans.ca/society/the-world-is-broken-and-human-kindness-is-the-only-solution/

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

17 Feb

#COMPASSIONOMICS DAILY: Chief Medical Officers have lots of stress, but only some get burned out. Others don't. What did @Penn researchers find was their key to resilience (vs burnout)? #Compassion for others #medtwitter @KandiWiens @anniemckee @HarvardBiz
https://hbr.org/2017/05/prevent-burnout-by-making-compassion-a-habit

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

13 Feb

#COMPASSIONOMICS DAILY: Some studies (example below) suggest that #female healthcare providers are more #compassionate than #male counterparts. But that's no excuse guys! Abundant research shows that anyone can get better at #compassion, if you really try.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28823250

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

12 Feb

Thank you @TCUalumni and @fwmdschool for selecting #COMPASSIONOMICS for the TCU Alumni Book Club! It was truly an honor to be with you tonight.

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Great to see everyone who came out tonight to enjoy the TCU book club launch with the @fwmdschool!

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But the pivotal question is this:

Does compassion really matter?

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