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Maximizing Healthcare Reimbursement Through Higher Patient Satisfaction Scores

Relias

In a consumer-driven industry, healthcare organizations must compete to gain new patients and maintain their loyalty. One effective way is to earn high patient satisfaction scores that demonstrate value to customers seeking a trusted healthcare partner. In 2019, $1.9

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Nursing’s role in lifestyle medicine

American Nurse

Clinicians can demonstrate LM knowledge and skill by earning certification through ACLM, which reports that LM approach can result in improved patient and provider satisfaction. 2019; 393(10184):1958-72. December 2, 2019. 2019; 3(9):e379-89. Consider, for example, nutrition. October 2021. December 13, 2022.

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Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues

American Nurse

In 2019, the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services issued a joint position statement on alternative practice settings for paramedics. The move to hire paramedics resulted from two main factors: the influx of patients during the last peak of COVID-19 and high staff turnover.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

When nurses participate, changes can be made to benefit patients and staff, which can contribute to shorter hospital stays, lower overall costs, and increased family and patient satisfaction. February 27, 2019. It comes back to being listened to. September 19, 2022. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549862/ Nurse.org.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Stacey Garnett

Minority Nurse

In 2019, she mentored a student struggling to pass her exam to become an LPN. She emphasizes the importance of building meaningful connections with patients, their families, and their communities. Garnett’s success and dedication to excellence inspire her staff, students, and mentees.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

The impact on nurse and patient satisfaction Takeaways: Challenged by the insufficient pipeline of clinical nurses required to backfill the vacancies created by the COVID-19 pandemic, current care delivery models require redesign. Poindexter highlighted the “great resignation” during the pandemic.

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6 Qualities That Embody a Good Nurse

Nurse.com

Similar sentiments often come in the form of: Patient satisfaction surveys. Letters or statements from grateful patients. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in March 2019 and has been updated with new content. It’s not just the polls that demonstrate how highly regarded you are or how much you’re admired.