Connecting Leader Skills with Performance Improvement
Published June 3, 2019
Evelyn Nodal, MPH CPXP, Principal Consultant, National Care Experience with Kaiser Permanente, shares how human-centered design principles guided their work in improving their patient experience metrics and staff connection.
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