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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

I’ve recently had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time as a patient, and from my perspective, the patient experience is often sadly lacking. ” Hospital Gown Blues If patients are unhappy and healthcare workers are burned out, many questions must be asked. Is this how it really needs to be?

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Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates Post-Pandemic

American Nurse

Hospitals have reduced healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) for the first time since they reached a five-year high during the pandemic in 2020. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient-safety organization, said the data it collected from Oct. 2020 to Dec. 2021 through Dec.

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Is it Possible to Deliver on The Patient Experience by Telehealth?

Sweeney Healthcare Enterprises

In the fall of 2020, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition published the results of its Telehealth Impact Physician Survey, having surveyed more than a thousand healthcare organizations. Or even maintained at all?

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A Few Reasons to Be Excited About Healthcare in 2020

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare The deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare is projected to be a $6 billion market by 2020 and $200 billion by 2025. The time created can be better directed to the activities that will enhance patient care. The applications are numerous and have already proven a positive impact.

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Nurse-Driven Modality Passes the Smell Test

Consult QD

Cleveland Clinic’s Board of Directors and the Nursing Institute Council approved the Adult and Pediatric Inpatient/Outpatient Aromatherapy Applications SOP in October 2020. While they haven’t studied the data yet, anecdotal evidence suggests that aromatherapy supports the patient experience.

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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

On the 32-bed medical/surgical unit at our community hospital, the average discharge time (from the time the provider wrote the order to the time when the patient was physically discharged) was 5 hours and 6 minutes. Safe, effective, and timely discharge requires good communication among the healthcare team, the patient, and the family.

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Emergency Departments Adopt Creative Strategies to Discourage Patients from Leaving BeforeTreatment Is Complete

Consult QD

Despite national trends, Cleveland Clinic Akron General and its three satellite facilities in Bath, Green and Stow have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of ED patients who LBTC since 2020, when the hospital began to implement several plans designed to decrease department crowding and improve communication.