Healthcare Experience Matters

Nov 14 2024 173 ep. 19 mins

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Welcome to the official podcast of the Healthcare Experience Foundation. Every one of the millions of small encounters that comprise the healthcare experience serves as a chance to seek excellence, change someone’s day, week, or month. These experiences may even change a patient’s outlook on life itself. This podcast’s mission is in lockstep with Health Experience Foundation’s ongoing drive to create demonstrable improvements in patient experiences of care. It exists to improve quality and safety outcomes and assist institutions with retaining star employees.

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How to Retain Great Nurses

Nov 14 2024 23 mins

In this "best-of" edition of the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast, we are honored to present an episode that was released almost exactly one year ago to the day. Please enjoy this replay of one of our most popular episodes ever, featuring Ramonita Jiménez, DNP, MPA, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Hackensack University Medical Center, who joins us for this incredibly mem

Learning from The Painful Mistakes of Others to Advance Patient Experiences

Oct 31 2024 8 mins

Terry Mainous, MSN, RN, CMPE, Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President of Operations at Lee Physician Group in Fort Myers, Florida, joins our Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast this week to share an emotional story about learning from the mistakes of other people, and the role of empathy in delivering an unwaveringly excellent patient experience. This discussion is highlighted

Elevating Care Experiences with HCAHPS 2.0: What CEOs and Boards Need to Know

Oct 24 2024 40 mins

This week on the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast, we are rebroadcasting our recent live webinar dedicated to HCAHPS and hosted by the Healthcare Experience Foundation coaching team. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/NF2zfUGvJ2k This webinar offers essential insights for CEOs and Boards regarding the upcoming HCAHPS 2.0 changes and how to enhance patient care effectively

Crucial Leadership Advice for Every Healthcare Professional to Embrace

Oct 17 2024 10 mins

This week, we’re gearing up for a November full of Leadership Certificate Program opportunities from the Healthcare Experience Foundation (HXF) by featuring this “best-of leadership” episode on the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast. This episode features snippets from previous podcast guests that quickly dive right into the essence of what defines effective healthcare lea

Building Effective Teams & Insights on Healthcare Leadership

Oct 10 2024 13 mins

In the latest episode of our Healthcare Experience Matters podcast, James Lonquist, MD, an accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon and expert in healthcare teamwork and leadership, joins us to explore the essential elements of teamwork in healthcare and their implications for leadership. Kathleen Lynam, RN, MPA, an Executive Coach and Senior Advisor with the Healthcare Experience Found

What Empowering Leadership Should Look Like in Healthcare

Oct 03 2024 14 mins

Ramonita Jiménez, DNP, MPA, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer with Hackensack University Medical Center is our guest on the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast this week for timely conversation on leadership empowerment. Conducting today’s interview as our special guest host is Kathleen Lynam, RN, MPA, an Executive Coach and Senior Advisor with the Healthcare Experience Founda

Advancing Health Equity for Improved Quality in Healthcare

Sep 26 2024 11 mins

Making a memorable repeat appearance on the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast this week is Shari Gold. We dive into the extremely important topic of strengthening health equity to enhance healthcare quality. We also explore the nuances of how equity and quality are intertwined—and inseparable—in healthcare. Shari is a dedicated leader in the healthcare sector with a proven

Enhancing the Patient Experience by Choosing Our Words Wisely

Sep 19 2024 12 mins

We welcome Jody Thomas, PhD, the Chief Executive Officer of the Meg Foundation, to our Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast this week. As a licensed clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in pain and pediatric health, Dr. Thomas is making her first appearance on our weekly show. Words are powerful tools and should best be utilized with the precision of any oth

Engaging Healthcare Colleagues in Very Difficult Conversations

Sep 12 2024 17 mins

Denise Robinson, DNP, MPH, BSN, RN, WOCN, is a celebrated nursing executive with more than two decades of nursing experience. She joins the Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast this week to discuss effective strategies for navigating difficult conversations with healthcare colleagues. As a nursing executive, this subject matter is near and dear to her heart, and she has extensive

Embracing a Childlike Curiosity for Delivering Better Communication with Patients

Aug 22 2024 14 mins

Healthcare Experience Matters Podcast veteran Dr. Joshua Schwarzbaum returns to the program this week to share his wisdom and compassion as we explore harnessing childlike curiosity to provide better, more empathetic interactions with our patients. As a longtime emergency room physician in New York City, Dr. Schwarzbaum has spoken in-depth about strategies for finding common ground