As we move into 2015, the future of healthcare remains uncertain as the ACA continues to firmly take hold. There are some things we can count on though: Patients will remain our number one priority in terms of quality, safety, and ...
Every hospital we’ve ever worked with has a series of expectations for their staff members related to the customer experience—things like: Addressing patients by their preferred nameOffering hospitality to waiting visitorsMaking eye contact and greeting patients and visitors in hallways and ...
The difference between being able to recite your mission and vision statements versus living them are significant. We’ve been hearing for years now about how concerned healthcare leaders are about the patient experience. Yet major deficits continue to prevail. As we ...
The Things You May Not Know About Medical Mystery Shopping, Baird StyleA recent request for mystery shopping services pointed out poignantly how Baird is different. A healthcare organization, concerned about its ability to adequately screen for Ebola, asked whether we ...
Jim Collins is credited with the inspirational quote “good is the enemy of great.” What this statement means is that, for many organizations, they’ve unwittingly slipped into a mindset where good is good enough. They’re doing “just fine” and, therefore, ...
It’s no mystery that the patient experience drives the organization’s reputation. And yet, many hospitals and medical practices remain baffled about which experiences are driving their patient satisfaction scores. This quandary was the impetus for the Baird Group establishing our ...
Nurses Don’t “Speak HCAHPS”—and They Shouldn’t be Expected To! When I say “HCAHPS” to nurses, what words or phrases come to mind? “Great patient experience?” “Exceptional care?” “Quality improvement?” Not even close. Instead, the words that most readily come to mind are ...
Over the past year I’ve had several first hand, up close, and personal experiences with healthcare delivery as I’ve assisted my mother with her radiation treatment appointments and recovery from a pulmonary embolism. While there have been some stellar examples ...
We focus a lot on culture as we work with healthcare organizations around the country and, while we know that it “takes a village” to deliver high-quality healthcare, we also know that there is one critical role particularly in hospital ...
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there,” is an often-repeated quote from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Paraphrased, it simply means that without goals and a plan, you could end up wandering aimlessly. It ...
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