Patient satisfaction is an important part of hospital operations, but hospital leaders should consider the nuances of measuring patient experience before acting on survey results, according to a blog ...

Patient surveys are one tool ASCs can use to improve performance through feedback, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems. 1. Determine priorities, strengths and weaknesses.

Some physicians take issue with patient surveys because they’re often outdated and may not always be a true representation of physicians’ practice behavior, Medscape reported Jan. 19. “The surveys may ...

Ambulatory surgery centers can utilize patient satisfaction surveys as a springboard for process improvement. As such, patient satisfactions surveys should not be created or distributed haphazardly ...

Patients are increasingly concerned about who has access to their confidential health information and how that data is being used, according to a survey commissioned by the American Medical ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verastem Oncology, (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced results of the first-ever LGSOC ...

Each day, thousands of patients get a call or letter after being discharged from U.S. hospitals. How did their stay go? How clean and quiet was the room? How often did nurses and doctors treat them ...

A survey of patients with sleep apnea and those at high risk for it identified key aspects of the care pathway where patients have preferences that may inform future processes. As obstructive sleep ...

The gap in shared decision-making was similarly notable. Clinicians rated their own effectiveness in involving patients at 80.8 out of 100, while patients rated clinician involvement at only 69.1.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced new results from the first-ever ...