Caregiving: Are You a Difficult Patient? Does your doctor see you as a difficult patient? A stressed-out caregiver or an aging adult who refuses recommendations and treatment? Do you ever imagine what your doctor would say to you if he or she could? If you could... Read more
Patients Returning to the Hospital: Who is Responsible? What is the role of patients specific to healthcare prevention and education to avoid returning to the hospital after being sent home? This is a question few ask. Instead, hospitals are financially penalized... Read more
Protecting Yourself from Medical Errors By Pamela D. Wilson, CSA, MS, BS/BA, CG “About 15 to 20 percent of all diagnoses are missed or flat-out incorrect,” according to Lori Parch in an article titled Danger at Your Doctor’s Office. (1) Today, more than ever, it is... Read more
What is the Patient Experience in Healthcare? What is the patient experience in healthcare? Who better to answer this question than patients? However, if you Google the questions, “what do patients think about patient experience?” or “what do healthcare workers think... Read more
Making Patient Engagement and Education A Reality The Importance of Patient Engagement & Education Patient engagement and education is critical to improving healthcare outcomes for consumers but is a challenging subject for healthcare providers. Time constraints... Read more
Home Care Agencies: Professional Boundaries and Ethics Home Care Agencies: Professional Boundaries Protecting your company against the dangers of innocent actions that result in crossing professional boundaries when caregivers lack appropriate training and... Read more