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ABSTRACT: Background
This Is My Story (TIMS) was started by Chaplain Elizabeth Tracey to promote a humanistic approach to medicine. Patients in the TIMS program are the subject of a guided conversation in which a chaplain interviews either the patient or their loved one. They are asked four questions to elicit clinically actionable information that has been shown to improve communication between patients and medical providers, strengthening medical providers' empathy. The original recorded conversation is edited into a condensed audio file approximately 1 minute and 15 seconds in length and placed in the electronic health record where it is easily accessible by all providers caring for the patient.Objective
TIMS is active at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and has shown value in assisting
SUBMITTER: Bains B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12788710 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature