Bridging the Gap: The first time I met with my son’s neurodevelopmental disabilities physician, I thought she was a bit rude. She would ask a question regarding my son and then incessantly type away at her computer as I answered, Read More
No Stranger to Healthcare Facilities As the mother of four wonderful children (one of which has “special needs”), I’m no stranger to healthcare facilities of all varieties and specialties. My youngest son suffered an anoxic episode at the age of Read More
A Professional Patient Hi, there. My name is Amanda and it’s a joy to join you today for this week’s Thinking Thursday TIPs. As the mother of four wonderful children (one of which has “special needs”), I’m no stranger to Read More
Emotionally-Charged Patients Many healthcare facilities are making the shift from fee-for-service care to value-based care, optimizing the utilization of a team of medical professionals to care for patients, and inevitably increasing the potential for interpersonal conflict. Last week we discussed Read More
Last week we began looking at APPs (advanced practice providers) as valuable members of a patient’s healthcare team, especially in today’s current shift from fee-for-service healthcare, to value-based healthcare. I quoted MEDI Leadership’s Kathy Gibala, and I think it’s worth Read More
Unique Challenges to Setting Culture It’s no coincidence that stress is a popular subject these days and has been the topic of several of our recent blogs. It’s not the sole topic of today’s Thinking Thursday TIPS, but it does Read More
Improving Patient Satisfaction Through Employee Engagement If Mama Ain’t Happy Here in Tennessee, we have a saying: “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Let’s turn a blind eye towards the horrendous grammar, and focus on the point of the Read More
Thinking Thursdays TIPs Improving Bedside Manner Despite COVID-19 Limitations Practice Makes Better There’s a ton of research out there regarding the benefits of good bedside manner including reducing the risk of litigation, influencing a patient’s health for the better, and Read More
Patient Collections Overhaul Last month we discussed the growing rate of financial stress among most patients in our blog post, “What to Expect From Your Patients in 2021: Financial Stress.” Feel free to give it a quick read if you Read More
Following-up with patients is not only critical to compliance and outcomes, it is a key factor in building stronger, healthier patient relationships. When patients provide feedback indicating their expectations were not met, a quick follow-up phone call will increase the Read More