How Hospitals Can Measure Internal Communication Efforts

INTRODUCTION

Does your hospital have effective internal communication? It can help increase your employees’ job satisfaction, productivity, commitment, engagement and morale. Like any other communication effort, internal ones should be measured–in this case, it’s important to focus on outputs and outcomes.

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Protecting the Privacy of a High-Profile Patient

INTRODUCTION

The public knows or suspects your hospital has admitted an elected official, celebrity, VIP or other high-profile patient. A situation like this will really test your staff’s knowledge and compliance with HIPAA.

Your hospital’s policies and procedures should cover situations on protecting patient confidentiality, but let’s look at how communications should be handled.

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