The Time is Ripe Once upon a time, we had to intentionally “sign on” to the outside world from our homes. Remember the days of dial-up internet and phones that were connected to the wall? Now we have to take Read More
Patient Feedback: Ultimately Important There’s nothing more frustrating than having a bad experience with a large, seemingly monopolistic entity, knowing that any feedback you might provide is utterly worthless in improving customer treatment. Regardless of how many times you passionately 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
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
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
The Bill From the Ambulance Ride Like many newlywed couples, my husband and I were broke and inexperienced when we first got married. We were a recipe for disaster in Dave Ramsey’s book. For you see, both of us are Read More
The Hippocratic Oath Chances are if you’re reading this article, you have most likely heard the expression, “First, do no harm” and have maybe even dedicated your life’s work to upholding these words. It derives from the Latin phrase, “primum Read More
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
Myth or Not: Social Media is NOT an Essential Tool for Most Healthcare Organizations Social Media in Healthcare We published an article in 2017 titled, “Social Media and Healthcare: 10 Insightful Statistics” which highlighted a list of 10 statistics related to Read More