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No one-size-fits-all fix to patient experience

When deciding strategies for patient experience improvement, most hospitals look to the common Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, yet no two hospitals

Protect against fatal smartphone distractions

With the proliferation of personal tech tools entering the workplace comes the merging of personal and professional devices, especially smartphones. The trend could lead to potentially fatal

Hospitals increase sales reps, liaisons to promote services, satisfaction

Hospitals are increasingly taking a more aggressive approach to physician sales, hiring former pharma and medical device reps--and more of them--to talk to docs about referrals and patient

Why less-than-perfect patient satisfaction scores matter too

Hospitals undoubtedly are focused on patient satisfaction scores, but are they too focused on only the top scores? Do they consider anything less than 100th percentile for Hospital Consumer

How will social media hold up at hospitals?

Although many hospitals cannot devote the time to social media as some larger institutions, there are increasing numbers of health systems making an entry in the social media world, as well those

Ignoring disruptive doc behavior can hurt your bottom line

"I have never met a healthcare executive who wasn't continuously watching his or her bottom line. I also have never met a healthcare executive who could actually see the effect that poor

Relationship-centered care can fix a broken system

A good friend of mine, who is a healthcare quality leader in Maine, said a recent healthcare experience really showed her how poor continuity and a lack of relationship can compromise care, writes

ACOs must have a strong long-term care component

Hospitals must develop stronger relationships with long-term care providers and home health agencies in preparation of participating in a successful ACO, says a longtime healthcare marketing and

Nine tips to ensure a smooth CPOE implementation

Among the biggest IT challenges in healthcare today are the successful implementation of EMRs, computerized physician order entry and all the needed interfaces that support these two massive and

It's OK if RECs create a 'Tower of Babel' at first

While Hospital Impact blogger and health IT consultant Joseph Ingemi has been concerned that regional extension centers could add another layer of bureaucracy in EHR adoption, CIOs have been more