It’s like the telephone game you played as a child, where the message is not the same message you started with. It is fun seeing how confused the message gets when it gets to the last person but not so amusing when poor communications puts patients at risk. Like the telephone game, communications between Healthcare providers can get garbled as the hand-offs and care transitions increase. 57% of high-severity or harm were provider-provider communications according to the CRICO Strategies National CBS Report. Provider-provider communications breakdowns were more likely to result in a malpractice payment than provider-patient communication failures. It is not surprising that 51% of physicians are burned out according to the Studer Group study with the burden that is put on them. Communications should be easier! To set them up for success doctors and all clinicians need better tools to facilitate improved communication and collaboration.
Where do you start? Here are three things that you can do to provide clinicians better tools to communicate and collaborate.
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We would welcome the opportunity to learn about your organization’s goals and discuss ways your organization can continue to improve communications between your clinicians.
Molly True’s Bio: Molly True is Healthcare Marketing Specialist at Windstream focused on the Healthcare Industry. She has previous experience at Avaya as Senior Healthcare Marketing Manager. She holds a CAHIMS (Certified Associate in Health Information & Management Systems) from HIMSS and is a national member of HIMSS. Molly has her MBA from Meredith College and her BS in Computer Science from Appalachian State University. She also has product management, service product management, and product marketing experience.
Scott Yelton’s Bio: Scott Yelton is head of product management for OfficeSuite at Windstream, responsible for management of growth and lifecycle for the company’s leading UCaaS. He has over 21 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Windstream, Scott was Director of Product Development and Strategy for both EarthLink and Deltacom, where he had also led Sales Engineering. He began his career in telecom in sales and sales management roles for Sprint and BTI Communications. Scott is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in marketing & management.
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