Summary:
The care experience involves every interaction the patient encounters from initial entry into the healthcare system through discharge to home. A better patient-care experience leads to increased ratings on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, which means better patient outcomes and hospital reimbursement. This module discusses the responsiveness of staff and communication about medication domains of the HCAHPS survey.
Objectives:
The goal of this continuing education program is to highlight for healthcare providers the importance of the patient experience across the continuum of care in the hospital and its impact on the HCAHPS survey. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
- Identify five measurable outcomes associated with a better patient experience
- State common reasons why patients use the call button
- Describe two best practices to minimize the need for patients to use the call button
- Discuss two ways to improve patient medication adherence
- Identify three strategies to improve provider-patient communication
Accreditation Information
This course is intended for multiple professions, including nurses, laboratory professionals, pharmacists, and social workers.
Laboratory professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.
Relias LLC is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E.®) Program (provider #384).
384-6258-19 "HCAHPS Series: Patient Care Experience in the Hospital" is approved 06/07/2019 to 06/30/2021.
OnCourse Learning is also approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel (provider # 50-1489).
Course Originally Released on:
2/20/2018
Date of Most Recent Review:
2/20/2018
Course Termination/Update Date:
6/30/2021
Unless stated above, the planners and authors of this course have declared no relevant conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity. OnCourse Learning guarantees this educational activity is free from bias.
Please see CE Course Instructions to learn how to earn CE credit for this module.
For Florida professionals:
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