A quick survey of your healthcare peers (or even a Google search) will tell you one thing almost certain about the importance of care team communication with patients: most healthcare quality experts agree that improving communication between patients and healthcare Read More
Any debate about the importance of care team receptionists is sure to be a short one. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to diminish or even overlook the receptionist’s role. You won’t find any of that here. Instead of Receptionist, a Read More
Endeavor for Excellence: Step 4 – Establish Performance Baselines If you have been following along for the redeployment of MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, this week we move into Step #4 — establishing baseline performance measures. If you have not been Read More
Last week we kicked-off MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor for Excellence: Start Where the Patient Starts (E4E). If you missed last week’s announcement, which included steps #1 and #2 to get started, click here to get the ball rolling. Starting Read More
Welcome If you are a regular reader of MedicalGPS’ blog, Thinking Thursdays TIPs, we likely already know each other- it’s a pleasure to be with you again. If we do not currently know each other, my name is Jerry Stone, Read More
While four years have passed since its publication (in the healthcare industry that seems like a decade or more), our list of eight (8) essential practices for creating an exceptional patient experience is still entirely relevant today. What has changed Read More
Myth or Not: Addressing Patients by Name Makes a Difference First, a big thank you to Jennifer D. who serves as a Medical Office Coordinator for one of our beloved M3 clients. Jennifer suggested the topic for this week’s Myth Debunking Read More
Stop. If you were about to discard this blog simply because the topic of ‘smiling’ seems too insignificant you may want to reconsider. I personally have a belief that greeting others with a smile does make a difference – a Read More
We’re in the process of reviewing 10 Standards of Behavior. This week we review the last, but certainly not the least of the 10 Standards of Behavior, #10, Telephone Etiquette. We are taking highlights from MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor Read More
We’re in the process of reviewing 10 Standards of Behavior. This week we’re digging into #8, Proactively Demonstrate Courtesy and Respect. We are taking highlights from MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, Endeavor for Excellence: Start Where the Patient Starts. We believe Read More