Patient & Family Connections in a No Touch World
Published October 6, 2020
This case study provides a description of programming options developed to respond to a public health crisis. Specific interventions are identified along with preliminary outcomes. It also discusses the disruption of human connection and patient isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Complimentary – Bedside nurses love the efficiency and workflow improvements virtual care gives them. But what do patients think about it? Join leaders from The Christ Hospital, Cook Children’s, Henry Ford Health, and Lehigh Valley Health Network to hear how their patients are reacting to virtual care sessions, and the difference it’s making to bedside care.
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Why we need a patient-centered innovation renaissance: a horizontal and vertical integration of knowledge to transform care pathways.
Published August 8, 2025
We are at a pivotal moment. The future of healthcare innovation can no longer be defined solely by technological advancement or institutional efficiency. While digital tools, therapies and platforms continue to evolve, they must be embedded within a broader transformation, one that places the human experience at the centre of how we design, deliver and
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Patient Experience Diagnosis: Using Telemed Simulation to Assess Health Care Provider Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Issues to Prescribe Potential Interventions Authors
Published April 30, 2024
Patient experience contributes to health outcomes, and a host of healthcare organization success factors, including profitability. Often applied and academic analysis of patient experience applies macro-level approaches to defining issues and suggesting improvements. Guided by the theoretical framework of provider-patient communication during telemedicine, this study used a simulation to measure impacts of provider behaviors that
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