by Melanie Herron | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
The term community has changed. It used to mean a gathering of people, however, as cities grow, people are becoming more spread out. Large hospital systems are buying the smaller ones in an effort to expand their patient reach. Meanwhile, consumers have become...
by Melanie Herron | Sep 28, 2011 | Blog
Big changes are happening in healthcare and patients are pleased! Beginning in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will begin withholding 1% of reimbursements from hospitals. This amount will be reimbursed back relative to how they perform on patient surveys...
by Melanie Herron | Sep 6, 2011 | Blog
It has been widely believed and accepted that if you provide quality patient care, your patient satisfaction rates will be high. We now know that this is not always the case. Research has shown that there is a large disparity between hospital and physician quality of...
by Melanie Herron | Aug 29, 2011 | Blog
When I was in graduate school I learned about how patients were taking a more proactive approach to their healthcare planning. They wanted control and decision making power. Why is it then that so many patients still depend on their medical provider to tell them...
by Melanie Herron | Aug 18, 2011 | Blog
Many patients do not realize they have the power when it comes to their healthcare. They play an important role in their healthcare successes and failures. Why then do many patients find it difficult to engage their providers? A recent study found that patients’ feel...
