Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Q Reviews Survey Finds Patient Satisfaction With Telemedicine Is Equal to In-Person Appointments

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed medicine as we've traditionally known it. Now the question is: will telemedicine be here to stay? The answer to that question lies in the hands of patients. What are their thoughts on telemedicine versus traditional office visits?

Vanderbilt & Walgreens: Delivering Great Patient Experience in Retail Healthcare Clinics

Nothing points to innovation like a retail healthcare business joining forces with a healthcare organization. This is the case for Vanderbilt. In 2017, the healthcare system partnered with Walgreens to offer retail healthcare clinics services within their pharmacy chains.

The Link Between Nurse Satisfaction & Patient Experience

COVID has put a lot of strain on nurses, to the extent that far too many are experiencing burnout. Many organizations are seeking solutions to nurse burnout, after a recent survey. That survey found that the number of nurses suffering from burnout doubled during the pandemic from 25% to 60% in less than a year.

Strategies to Improve Patient Satisfaction Scores

Covid-19 quickly altered the state of the healthcare system. From Covid units to ICU’s, new implementations during this crucial time showed us the importance of service recovery. As hospitals see a decline in severe cases and organizations are adjusting to the new normal, the question lately has been: how do we achieve high patient satisfaction scores?

Patient-Provider Communication: A Faster, More Efficient Way to Communicate with Patients

Life can be managed with a few quick taps to a phone screen. Consumers can now order a gallon of milk from an app before the refrigerator door slams shut. It takes us longer to decide on a movie than it does to begin streaming it online. What does this have to do with healthcare?

Using Real-time Patient Feedback to Achieve Magnet Designation

During a national nursing shortage in 1983, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) researched how work environments affected nurse satisfaction. Findings revealed that organizations with higher nurse recruitment and retention rates had fourteen common characteristics they deemed "forces of magnetism.”

Meeting IVF Patient Safety Goals During a Pandemic

COVID-19’s physical effects aren’t the only way patients are suffering. The pandemic has touched every aspect of their lives, from not being able to see visitors at the hospital to waiting hours to get a bed. However, hospitals aren’t the only organizations that have had to make drastic changes; the IVF field has had its fair share of disruptions.

Healthcare Innovation: How New York-Presbyterian Approached Patient Experience During the Pandemic

Healthcare providers worldwide are no strangers to catastrophic events: the AIDS epidemic, SARS, the Ebola outbreak, and more. However, the pandemic is nothing like we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes. It’s pushing front-line workers to adjust their plans hour by hour while also trying to keep the patient experience in mind.

The World Has Gone Digital — Why Hasn’t the CAHPS Survey?

Technology has moved at a dizzying pace over the past few decades. The internet and smartphones completely transforming the way we go about our day-to-day lives. With just a few taps or clicks, our connected devices now provide us access to unlimited information and entertainment right at our fingertips.

4 Key Ways Healthcare Providers Can Cultivate a Patient Safety Culture

We often think of patient experience and patient safety as two separate initiatives, but according to Dr. Donna Prosser, Chief Clinical Officer at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), they’re one and the same. In order to deliver a great experience at your practice or health system, she believes, you must also develop a patient safety culture.

3 Simple Ways to Improve Net Promoter Score

Ask any marketer if they’ve heard of the term “net promoter score” before, and they'll probably say yes. But the healthcare industry may not be familiar. Simply put, net promoter score (or NPS) refers to how likely a customer is to recommend your organization, product, or service to their network.

Social Media In Healthcare: What Your Organization Needs to Know

When Twitter debuted in 2006 or Facebook in 2004, healthcare organizations weren’t exactly scrambling to establish their presence on those channels. Of course, they had no way of knowing just how pervasive platforms like these would become. Social media is omnipresent in our lives today, with 72 percent of the public using at least some type of social media.