January 15, 2018

The Patient Experience - First Encounter

In our first episode, host John Cook talks about the importance of the patient experience in healthcare. Why is patient experience taking top priority among administrators? His discussion includes the following:

-We are in a highly competitive business. You cannot sit down to watch the TV without seeing Healthcare related commercials which market for customers in your community.

-It is well known that a positive patient experience is vital to help ensure that the patient will return for future healthcare visits.

-Patients are verbal also, positive experiences are the expectation, so when a patient has a bad experience, those stories are shared with many people.

-What is the worst thing that can be said to a patient or family member?

-Processes can get in the way.

-Higher out of pocket means we as providers must make the experience even better.

-Examples to live by

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