Improving Acute Care Provider Communication

dc.contributor.authorBuchanan, Joan M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-12T21:40:03Z
dc.date.available2021-04-12T21:40:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-23
dc.description.abstractCommunication is translated in a variety of methods and modalities and can have many positive outcomes when performed effectively. The acute care inpatient hospitalists must communicate with a plethora of specialty consults to ensure the safest quality care is provided. Not all providers communicate effectively impacting the patient outcomes, provider job satisfaction, and organizational bottom line. Requiring an online professional communication development course be completed during the onboarding process for providers and general orientation for all other staff can ensure all staff begins their employment life cycle receiving the same information concerning the organization’s mission, vision, values, and standards of respect with each other as well as patients. This project will educate the acute care inpatient hospitalists first then mushroom out to all other providers and staff after appropriate modifications have been made based on feedback from the pilot group and acute care inpatient hospitalists. The return on investment for the organization after the project will include improved patient outcomes as shown by improved comments during nurse manager rounds and on the HCAHPS survey, and fewer complaints submitted through the grievance and complaint process. An additional return on investment will be a more positive word of mouth in the community from patients and their support system and an increase in job satisfaction of staff.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12264/338
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectEffective communicationen_US
dc.subjectPatient satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectStaff satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectOnline professional development courseen_US
dc.titleImproving Acute Care Provider Communicationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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