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Draws And Windfalls: Comparing Patient Experiences In Inpatient Telehealth And Non-Telehealth Acute Care Units, Geoffrey A. Silvera, Erin Blanchard, Varun Natarajan, Eric Wallace, William Steve Stigler, Bart Kelly, Terri Scarborough, Sue S. Feldman
Draws And Windfalls: Comparing Patient Experiences In Inpatient Telehealth And Non-Telehealth Acute Care Units, Geoffrey A. Silvera, Erin Blanchard, Varun Natarajan, Eric Wallace, William Steve Stigler, Bart Kelly, Terri Scarborough, Sue S. Feldman
Patient Experience Journal
The global COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health care delivery in many ways. One solution from the pandemic that offers potential upside is the expansion of telehealth as a means to provide high quality, cost-effective, and safe care while also maintaining excellence in patient and family experience. While most examinations of the use of telehealth over the pandemic have focused on the expansion of outpatient telehealth, few have explored the use of telehealth for hospitalized patients. This article will examine the influence of telehealth use on patient experiences among acute care patients. Inpatient telehealth acute care (ITAC) is a …
A Concept Analysis Of The Patient Experience, Tanja Avlijas Rn, Mscn, Janet E. Squires Rn, Phd, Michelle Lalonde Rn, Phd, Chantal Backman Rn, Phd
A Concept Analysis Of The Patient Experience, Tanja Avlijas Rn, Mscn, Janet E. Squires Rn, Phd, Michelle Lalonde Rn, Phd, Chantal Backman Rn, Phd
Patient Experience Journal
Patient experience, an essential indicator of quality patient care, is of increasing importance to hospitals that want to improve and maintain strong patient experience metrics to remain competitive in the business of healthcare. The aim of this study was to clarify the concept of the patient experience by identifying its existing definitions, methods of measurement, and underlying themes and attributes, to differentiate it from similar concepts and propose an operational and theoretical definition to guide valid and reliable development of future assessment tools. Walker and Avant’s eight-step methodology served as the framework for this concept analysis. A literature search, using …