In recent years, healthcare organizations’ biggest challenges have remained largely the same: decreased profit margins, staffing shortages, and higher patient volume. With fewer resources and decreasing ROI, healthcare organizations must increasingly work smarter, not harder, to enhance the patien
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Embracing healthcare consumerism starts by incorporating patient preferences into every part of the organization — from billing to technology, to facilities and administration, and human resources to clinical decision-making. It can be overwhelming.
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Hospitals have a lot riding on HCAHPS scores. Used by providers since 2006, the HCAHPS survey allows patients to rate hospitals on a wide range of issues like clinician communication, pain management, discharge information, and hospital cleanliness. These publicly available survey scores can impact hospitals in a big way,
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With hospitals today operating on the narrowest of margins, losing even one patient over poor customer service is too many. Complicating matters, most healthcare organizations still use traditional surveys to track and monitor patient satisfaction metrics,
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Today, many providers rely solely on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) in order to measure the patient experience — but there are significant drawbacks to this method. It's true that CAHPS scores can have an impact on your organization’s ability to attract new patients and receive funding.
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The patient experience is quickly taking center stage within healthcare. It’s vital to start encouraging patient engagement within your healthcare facility. You want them to not only visit your facility but to invest the time and resources in themselves to maintain their overall health.
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