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Hospitals' patient experience, preventable infection improving after pandemic struggles, Leapfrog finds

Fierce Healthcare

The latest batch of Hospital Safety Grades from independent watchdog The Leapfrog Group suggest that patients’ care experiences, which deteriorated during and since the pandemic, may finally be tur | New data from the watchdog reflecting CMS-reported patient safety measures show that hospitals are, on average, working their way back from patient experience (..)

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How one NYC hospital transformed the patient experience

Health Care Dive

Find out how an NYC hospital system improved care, enhanced the patient experience and reduced admin staff workload by modernizing the check-in process.

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Pandemic ushered 'unprecedented' declines in hospital patient experience scores, study finds

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Though hospitalspatient experience scores broadly suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the “unprecedented” declines were greatest among facilities that were already facing staffing issues prior | Patient experience score declines were steepest among facilities already understaffed or poorly rated, though no hospital exited 2021 with their HCAHPS (..)

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HIMSSCast: Patient experience in 2024: What's next?

Healthcare It News

Hospital and health system C-suite executives and health IT leaders know the patient experience is crucial to ongoing success in healthcare. This week's podcast looks at what's on the horizon for the patient experience and seeks to answer that question. The question is: How to continually improve it?

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Telemedicine, enabled with responsible AI, can improve the patient experience

Healthcare It News

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of virtual care has become pivotal in reshaping patient experiences. What aspects of a hospital's or health system's patient experience can telemedicine touch? How exactly can telehealth improve these aspects of the patient experience?

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Keys to improving the patient experience, from the experts

Healthcare It News

Since the onset of the pandemic, patient experience scores from Press Ganey, a firm with more than 40 years of experience in patient experience, have taken a drastic dive – with much of the data pointing to staffing shortages and other challenges as key indicators of the decline in scores.

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Rush Memorial's virtual ICU reduces transfers, boosts patient experience

Healthcare It News

Not too long ago, Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Indiana, did not have the capability to staff an ICU 24/7. THE PROBLEM This was something staff was looking into even before COVID, as they were thinking about what was best for their patients and their families when it comes to being admitted to the hospital.