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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

Incorporating peer benchmarks into stewardship huddles can cut unnecessary therapy days and save significant costs. Create Collaboration Forums Initiate regular “Data & Dialogue” rounds where multidisciplinary teams review one high-impact metric—such as unnecessary telemetry days or post-op antibiotic duration.

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Proactive denial management: A revenue game changer for small practices

Medical Economics

For a small practice, each denial means delayed payment and a new round of research and correction. Finally, a weekly huddle lead runs a 15-minute Friday check-in to unblock problems and share trends. If coding errors trace back to thin documentation, update clinical templates and review the fix with providers during a quick huddle.

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Best Practices for Patient Rounding: Improving Patient Experience

Performance Health

Patient rounding is a pivotal practice in healthcare, significantly influencing the quality of patient care , patient experience , and patient safety.

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21 Tips for How to Improve the Patient Experience

Walker Info - Patient Experience

Patient experience is more than feeling good about feeling good. In fact, more than 70% of patients would switch healthcare providers to improve their experience. Improving patient experience scores through value-based care should be at the top of every health system’s to-do list.

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Maximizing the Patient Experience: Essential Soft Skills for Medical Assistants

Northwest Suburban College

However, it’s crucial not to overlook the importance of non-technical or “soft” skills that significantly contribute to creating exceptional patient experiences. Conclusion Soft skills are key to creating positive patient experiences and delivering holistic patient care.

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Dental Assistants: Pioneers of Positive Dental Patient Experiences

Northwest Suburban College

Dental Assistants not only assist dental professionals with essential clinical tasks, but they also act as advocates for their patients, ensuring a comfortable, informative, and positive oral healthcare experience at every stage. Are you ready to become a pioneer of positive dental patient experiences as a Dental Assistant?

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Five Star Customer Service Through Patient Courtesy, Waiting Room Rounding, and Phone Etiquette

MedicalGPS

Why Waiting Room Rounding is Essential. The patient’s visit begins the minute they walk through the door, unfortunately, nearly every office visit involves some amount of waiting. The patients’ perception of quality, both service quality and the quality of care, decreases proportionately to the length of wait time (1).