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AHRQ Effective Healthcare Protocols for Patient Safety Available on Multiple Topics

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Patient safety research is growing, spanning across more healthcare settings, and considers a wide array of contextual factors. However, threats to patient safety are still emerging and evolving in a dynamic world.

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Review of 16 Proven Strategies to Improve Patient Satisfaction & Experience eBook

Readiness Rounds

The Negatives Where there is much room for improvement is in the responsiveness of hospital staff (65% average HCAHPS score), communication about medications (61%), the quietness of the hospital environment (62%), and the patient’s care transitions (51%). The number one reason we do what we do is the patient.

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Transitional Care: How Can We Make it Better for Patients?

Healthcare Leadership

Last month on HCLDR we discussed the ideal patient discharge experience (patient separation for those in the EU and Australia). It got me thinking about another aspect of the patient journey that does not get attention – patient transfers and transitions between healthcare organizations. The Patient?

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What is the Ideal Patient Discharge Experience?

Healthcare Leadership

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Over the past year, I there has been a lot of focus on the front-end patient experience. Q1 What aspect of the patient discharge process needs the most improvement?

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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Readiness Rounds

Patient communication boards play a pivotal role in enhancing both patient satisfaction and a hospital's HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) score and star rating. These boards serve as instrumental tools in fostering effective and patient-centered communication within healthcare settings.

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Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

HIT Consultant

Ben Sawyer, VP of Market Development at ABOUT Healthcare, Inc. There are pre-existing and contributing patient flow challenges that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, which can lead to burnout, and therefore are worth discussing. There are patient flow barriers that come up frequently in the acute care management of patients.

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4 Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

HIT Consultant

Beyond this immediate challenge, however, increased burnout threatens healthcare organizations in several other long-term ways. Among the high-pressure occupations that many providers have, healthcare costs are 50% greater , according to the American Psychological Association (APA). Additionally, burned-out employees are also 2.6