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They have done studies showing patients generally do better, heal better, recover better, and handle pain better, when they feel he people taking care of them genuinely give a sh1t about them.

Thats what this was about. An easy personal touch to a patient trying to get better or endure something.

This new information rule is going to hurt patient health, and the ones making this rule up completely know that it will, and they want more patients to die. Its the ugly plain truth.

I've worked in three nursing homes, two hospitals and I am currently working in a third hospital. I have held the hands of dozens of frightened and lonely elderly people and made them smile or laugh. We are emotional beings and our emotions have a physical component. A warm touch and a soothing voice does wonders for the human soul and body. I got off work two hours ago. Tonight in the ER I met "Art''. Art is a combat wounded, Purple Heart and Bronze Star Vietnam veteran of the 1st. Infantry Division. He was in for a very bad foot infection. He has no family. Lives alone. When I saw the little pins for The Big Red One and his citation on his cap, which also included a Combat Infantrymans Badge I knew I had made a friend. I sat and spoke with Art for about a half hour. I shook his hand, thanked him for his service and he was very glad to have had me listen to him.