When a woman finds out she is expecting, it seems everyone she knows becomes a pregnancy and parenting expert: “Don’t eat this. You have to give birth this way.” With information available from friends, families, the internet, books, neighbors, and strangers at the park…how do patients know what to ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores and Meaningful Use initiatives are pushing providers in all settings to do more-often with less. The right patient education programming, can help a provider align their care to meet these regulatory goals. ...
The quality of patient education is having a direct impact on financial success for healthcare providers. Relevant, engaging and clinically accurate patient education that helps patients better understand and manage their health has been proven to reduce readmissions and increase patient satisfaction. Whether ...
Patient satisfaction has been garnering an increasing amount of attention, since healthcare began its shift to a value-based, more patient-centric system. In an effort to measure “value” as opposed to volume, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) have begun implementing the Hospital Consumer Assessment of ...
A better-educated patient is a more engaged patient, and that may lead to a quicker recovery, reduced length of stay and higher patient satisfaction. A strong commitment to the power of education is one of the core principles behind Willis-Knighton’s creation of WKTV, an internal patient education ...
As the first hospital in Missouri recognized by J.D. Powers and Associates’ Distinguished Hospital Program for “Outstanding Patient Experience” in maternity care, Mercy Hospital uses the Mercy Kids Newborn Channel to drive both strategic corporate initiatives and patient education goals. According to Parth Zaveri, business development officer, ...
As value-based care initiatives slowly shift the focus of the business of healthcare from “transactions” to sustainable health processes, regulatory bodies have been issuing guidelines at a frenzied pace. Growing research on caregiver influence on patient compliance and legislation have physician and healthcare vendors looking for ways ...
The term “breast is best” sums up exactly what leading medical organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) believe: babies who receive breast milk as opposed to formula reap substantial benefits. An increased focus on breastfeeding, ...
When it comes to delivering babies, there is one thing that everyone can agree on: expecting parents, nurses, obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians all strive for a healthy mom and a healthy baby. However, sometimes it can be really hard to wait for that healthy baby. From parents ...
Are your patient education tools viewed as just “nice to have” or does your administration recognize their impact on reducing the cost of readmissions and improving reimbursements? More than ever before, the quality of patient education is having a direct impact on financial success for healthcare providers. Relevant, ...
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