Hospitals can improve patient safety by following procedures that prevent medical mistakes caused by fatigue and poor communication.
Telemedicine investments reduce costs and foster more meaningful relationships with patients and their families.
An AHRQ report shows hospital efforts to improve patient safety have resulted in about $19.8 billion in cost savings.
Having a strong automation process can help covered entities maintain health data security and also improve their patient satisfaction levels.
Nurses, who have close and frequent contact with patients and who traditionally emphasize patient-centered care, are in an excellent position to be the driving force of patient engagement.
Forward-looking healthcare institutions that deploy comprehensive location-aware suites of apps stand to lead the way in delivering quality, healthcare.
By utilizing telehealth technology, Nemours Children's Health System has improved patient experience by making care more convenient and easy to access.
In the last several shifts I’ve worked in the ED I’ve had more people stop and compliment me on my care.
Release of information is complicated. The utmost goal is to meet the patient's needs, but the ROI specialist must consider HIPAA compliance and other applicable rules and regulations with regard
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Improving patient satisfaction is a constant challenge in the healthcare field. Your focus is on making the patient not only healthy, but happy as well.
First, ensure that you are compliant with TCPA. Get consent for all text message communications with patients as part of your normal intake process.
Patient engagement is a major goal of the healthcare industry today due to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs and meaningful use requirements.
If we make it a priority to create an environment in which these common courtesies are nurtured patient satisfaction will grow.
What if each new feature of your medical record came with a description of how it would improve patient value, not just how to use it?
Medical school rotations afforded me incredible opportunities to bolster not only my knowledge base but also my patient-related skills.
By incorporating design thinking concepts, healthcare has an opportunity to not disintegrate in the face of today’s disruption, and instead break archaic and legacy thinking and move the bar on consumer experience.
Consultant Judy Capko provides nine ways to effectively meet your practice's scheduling demands.
TMLT's Assistant VP of Risk Management, Lesley Viner, offers 6 tips to improve patient communication while using your EHR system.
In today’s health care environment, nurses must provide patient education as part of routine care to improve the likelihood of positive outcomes.