Does compassion really matter?

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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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

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#COMPASSIONOMICS Daily: A @HopkinsMedicine study in @NEJM found that faculty physicians who consistently stress the importance of a compassionate doctor-patient relationship in their teaching had 2.6X higher odds of being perceived as a role model by trainees. #MedEd #medtwitter

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Josh Kermisch @Josh_Kermisch·

7 Aug

In health care, compassion is a fundamental component of the therapeutic relationship. Can patient perception of clinician compassion be measured? #healthcare #clinicians https://t.co/fygrSoVhXm

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Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH @StephenTrzeciak·

15 Aug

#COMPASSIONOMICS Daily: A @Health_Affairs study found that ~50% of patients and physicians in the U.S. believe our #healthcare system is not compassionate. But are our healthcare providers compassionate? Most physicians said yes, but ~50% of patients said NO #MedTwitter @TheIHI

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The Lancet@TheLancet·

13 Aug

The Lancet is pleased to introduce a new column, "The Penumbra," by @choo_ek, which will examine inequities in patient care and the health workforce. Read more about the column https://t.co/ZF6hvElVML and read the first https://t.co/ZzVkV6JUEj

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CMAJ @CMAJ·

20 Jun

Are compassion and efficiency mutually exclusive in health care? By looking at the issue from a scientific perspective rather than a moral or ethical one, two physician-scientists say they have found that the importance of compassion is measurable. https://t.co/GVcpfDdkGE

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But the pivotal question is this:

Does compassion really matter?

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