Sustained Improvement in Patient Experience by Optimizing Patient Flow in Ambulatory Settings

Patient experience has become a priority for healthcare institutions as it affects clinical quality of care, financial reimbursement, provider, and patient satisfaction. We report our experience of improving patient experience measured by Press Ganey surveys in a busy multidisciplinary clinic over 6...

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Published in:Journal of patient experience 2022, Vol.9, p.23743735221092610-23743735221092610
Main Authors: Pashankar, Dinesh S, Brown, Troy, Votto, Paul, Follo, Marie, Formica, Richard N, Schilsky, Michael L, Mulligan, David C, Khokhar, Babar
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