Saying “no” may impact patient satisfaction
Should physicians and other care providers administer unnecessary medications or treatments just to appease patients? Healthcare organizations rely heavily on patient satisfaction for better survey scores and even reimbursement, but providing unnecessary care could be unethical.
Survey says...
The results are in for AMN Healthcare’s 2012 Survey of Registered Nurses. Of note, 91% of the nurses surveyed are satisfied with their jobs, but 32% of the respondents said that if they had their way, they’d leave their current position within a year’s time.
Nurses are number one!
For 13 out of 14 years, nurses have ranked number one in the annual Gallup poll, which rates professionals based on honesty and ethical standards. This year, nurses received their highest ranking yet: 85% of survey respondents ranked nurses’ ethical standards and honesty as “high” or “very high.”
Recognition through reimbursement
RN care coordination may be more important now than ever. A new Medicare rule says that RNs must be paid for services that effectively manage patients’ transitional care and prevent complications leading to hospital readmissions.
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