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Opportunity

Patient Loyalty: The Service Recovery Paradox

Negative survey scores and unfavorable patient feedback present an opportunity that cannot be found in any other circumstance.  When talking about the opportunity represented by negative survey scores and unfavorable patient feedback, a common response I often hear is, “What Read More

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Increasing Patient Retention Through Improved Patient Engagement

To thrive in today’s healthcare environment, primary care as well as specialty care physicians must implement and maintain strong patient engagement strategies.  Effective patient engagement produces improved patient retention and patient outcomes. (1) Proactively engaging patients about their health and Read More

7 Strategies for Improving Nursing Engagement

Research clearly shows nursing engagement is a key factor in increasing medical quality, reducing medical errors, preventing complications, and the leading indicator of mortality variation. “[T]the most serious indicator of medical quality is the rate of patient deaths across hospitals. Read More