Patient Engagement As we continue our multi-week series called What Patients Really Want, I must admit the topic we’re covering this week, patient engagement, is especially intriguing to me for a couple of reasons. One: there’s mass amounts of research Read More
A New Point of View This week we continue our series, What Patients Really Want. As part of this series, I would like to introduce to you this week’s guest author, Amanda Gilchrist. Amanda is, in my best estimation, an Read More
This week for our Thinking Thursday TIPs we’re starting a new multi-week series called “What Patients Really Want.” It’s no surprise to anyone that we’re living in a day and age of consumerism. What may be new is how rapidly Read More
Myth or Not: Team Huddles Improve the Patient Experience Myths Debunked We’ve been doing some Myth Debunking over the last few weeks. Here’s where we’ve been, just in case you missed a week, or you’d like to revisit. Week One: 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
The Power of Service Recovery If your healthcare organization subscribes to M3-Patient Experience®, you and your team have perhaps the most powerful service recovery tool available on the market today. One of our largest physician groups recently had this to Read More
This week, we take a look at five deadly sins that can kill the patient experience. 1. Ignored at the Reception Desk The receptionist’s desk is likely the first point of person-to-person contact your patients have with your organization. The Read More
In this week’s Thinking Thursdays TIPs we take a look at Empathy and Compassion. The two are not synonymous. According to Merriam-Webster, here are the definitions. Empathy: The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing Read More
During these very trying COVID-19 times, while exploring a topic for this week’s Thinking Thursday’s TIPs, I kept telling myself, “Let’s redouble our efforts to show compassion and empathy for each other, now more than ever, during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Read More
It’s a Crazy Time. If you are like me, I know you are doing your best to work through the COVID-19 crisis in a way that reduces stress and anxiety, not just for yourself but for those around you as Read More