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Better patient experience improves hospital finances

EASE ApplicationsJul 10, 2016 EASE Applications Blog No Comments

Better patient experience improves hospital finances

Hospitals with Better Patient-Reported Experience Perform Better Financially The importance of transparency and communication is paramount in today’s world. Hospitals are now being held to new standards and financial performance metrics. Improved...

Cedars-Sinai nurses embrace technology

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Cedars-Sinai nurses embrace technology

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Using FaceTime to let new mothers see their babies in the NICU. Always looking for new ways to improve patient care, nurses in the 45-bed, Level 3 NICU at Maxine Dunitz Children’s Health Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles developed...

Patient Satisfaction Scores Near Perfect at Nationwide Children’s Hospital After Implementation of EASE

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Patient Satisfaction Scores Near Perfect at Nationwide Children’s Hospital After Implementation of EASE

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The team at Nationwide Children’s hospital were one of the first to put transparency and communication at the forefront of what they do. See this great article by eHealthcare Strategy and Trends highlighting Nationwide Children’s patient...

eHealthcare Strategy and Trends An Interview with Patrick de la Roza, CEO, EASE Applications

EASE ApplicationsMay 03, 2016 EASE Applications Blog No Comments

In this interview eHST Editor Jane Weber Brubaker speaks with de la Roza to learn more about the EASE application that is credited with raising patient satisfaction scores from 80 percent to 97.5 percent at Nationwide Children’s. (EASE is an acronym...

Superior communication in healthcare using pictures and videos sent from the operating room.

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Superior communication in healthcare using pictures and videos sent from the operating room.

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“I wasn’t sure I would want to see the images, but it was amazing how at ease it made me.” This is one of the most common reactions we hear from families following their experience with EASE after a loved one’s surgery. A text message, picture...

New research study shows texting families during surgery reduces anxiety

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New research study shows texting families during surgery reduces anxiety

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It is great to see an independent study confirming what we have known for over three years. “The findings of this study showed that [short message service] SMS is an effective intervention to reduce parental anxiety of AIS patients undergoing PSF...

EASE 3.0 now available.

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EASE 3.0 now available.

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Mobile Patient Messaging Application EASE Partners with Kony Mobility Platform and Announces Major Upgrades in Next Release. EASE Applications has improved the security of the platform and also implemented major design and functionality enhancements...

How important is communication in health care?

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How important is communication in health care?

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Think of the last time you had a loved one have surgery. Remember the anxiety, the lack of communication and the overwhelming sense of helplessness. This happens over 150,000,000 times a year in the United States alone for both inpatient and outpatient...

The era of transparency in medicine is upon us…

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The era of transparency in medicine is upon us…

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Transparency in Health Care A report issued by the Institute of Medicine in late 1999 titled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” brought the issue of preventable medical errors to the public attention and described that most errors were...

How to improve patient communication and satisfaction

Patrick de la Roza, MBADec 22, 2015 EASE Applications Blog No Comments

How to improve patient communication and satisfaction

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Sterile environments, strange noises and a palpable tension in the air make hospitals a very scary place for patients and their families. A common myth amongst hospitals, is the notion that “If we build a nice new building, patient satisfaction scores...