Effectively leveraging patient comments for strategic improvement

“The surveys that are used to benchmark health system performances fail to provide a complete view of what patients experience when they seek care.” Mary Kay O’Connor, Founder & CEO of PatientsVoices shares the value of utilizing patient comments to obtain a clear view of what really matters to patients.
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