improved communication

collocation in English

meaningsofimproveandcommunication

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improve
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv/
us
/ɪmˈpruːv/
to (cause something to) ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofimproveandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A need forimprovedcommunicationabout medication was identified by all groups, and they saw current systems as inefficient.
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Not surprisingly, the authors suggested thatimprovedcommunicationwould enhance patient satisfaction and, most probably, would also improve outcomes.
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Partnership eased the burden of care for parents andimprovedcommunicationwith agencies.
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Potential bene ts suggested by clinicians included better informed patients andimprovedcommunication.
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Despite this, our methodology may not have been sensitive enough to pick up the therapeutic effects ofimprovedcommunication.
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In addition, increased surveillance on the part of the reception staffimprovedcommunicationboth between members of staff and between members of staff and patients.
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What seem to be needed are clearer guidelines which lead toimprovedcommunicationamong medical professionals.
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Some of these factors may be amenable to interventions, not leastimprovedcommunicationof transparent information on care arrangements and effective individual coaching to compensate for low education.
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Effective partnership working resulted inimprovedcommunication, the development of an innovative child record, effective help in crises and improved service co-ordination.
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The authors hypothesize how decreased suffering throughimprovedcommunicationshould diminish the occurrence of depression, anxiety disorders, and complicated grief in the patient and survivors, potentially improving medical outcomes.
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Some of the project work is aimed at greater uptake of services, therefore a better understanding of roles andimprovedcommunicationcan help achieve those goals.
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The nurses had mainly positive views of nurse prescribing, citing benefits as time savings, increased convenience and continuity of care, more confidence in the nurse, andimprovedcommunicationskills.
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Use of such frameworks promises to contribute to the theoretical depth and explanatory power of individual studies, and to foster cumulative inquiry by facilitatingimprovedcommunicationbetween studies.
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Obligatory meetings between trustees and members would not necessarily be practicable or produceimprovedcommunication.
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We must haveimprovedcommunicationbetween the scene of the accident and the family at home.
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All this calls for considerable co-ordination and collaboration between the providing agencies, and alsoimprovedcommunicationbetween the caring professionals, the sufferers and their families.
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Improvedcommunicationbetween train drivers and signalmen will improve passenger security, as will the phasing out as quickly as possible of non-corridor compartment carriages.
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