Managing the patient experience means paying attention to every aspect of the patient’s interaction with your healthcare system, from admitting through care and discharge, and even after they’ve gone back home. Additionally, details that used to be considered afterthoughts—like menus and room appointments—are integral to a ...
Written by: Jon Vredenburg, MBA, RD, CDE, CSSD, LD/N Lifestyle management is the cornerstone of diabetes care. For some patients, just getting regular physical activity and following an individualized meal plan can yield sufficient outcomes. However, that is easier said than done. Diet and exercise are ...
The April 2019 News Update includes: Patient Experience: The Next Horizon Communication Issues Channel Verification ACLP Conference AONE 2019 April 2019 Patient Experience: The Next Horizon Delivering health care has always been about more than providing medical services. For more than 30 years—driven in ...
Delivering health care has always been about more than providing medical services. For more than 30 years—driven in part by changes in Medicare, as well as increased competition for patients—hospitals and healthcare providers have been aggressively developing initiatives meant to increase patient satisfaction and empower patients. These ...
The March 2019 News Update includes: Treating America's Mental Health Crisis Patient Experience Conference Channel Verification Diabetes Landscape AONE 2019 March 2019 Treating America's Mental Health Crisis In the past year, an estimated 16.2 million adults in the United States suffered from at least ...
Written by: Jon Vredenburg, MBA, RD, CDE, CSSD, LD/N The statistics regarding the prevalence of diabetes are overwhelming. More than 100 million Americans are now living with either diabetes or prediabetes. In order to give that number some context, the entire population of the United States ...
It’s almost a certainty that you know someone suffering from a mental health disorder. While much of the medical profession is focused on physical diseases like heart disease and diabetes, America is also in the grip of a less visible, but no less traumatic epidemic: mental ...
The Wellness Network (TWN), which acquired Milner-Fenwick, is a leading publisher of patient education videos and resources. TWN videos and delivery platforms are currently used by over 53% of U.S. hospitals and accessible to patients anytime, anywhere. HealthClips videos are short and concise, focus ...
The February 2019 News Update includes: Empowering & Engaging Patients Engagement Tool at HIMSS 2019 Shared Decision Making Heart Failure Care Paths Tablet-based Education February 2019 Empowering & Engaging Patients February is American Heart Health month! Join our webinar to learn about a ...
The Challenge Patient education at St. Luke’s is an important part of the clinical workflow – but after relying on the same technologies for years, the education and nursing staff felt it was time to look for more modern options. According to Shannon Isaacson, a clinical ...