Humanizing the healthcare experience: The key to improved outcomes

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-502

  Duffy, M Bridget ^a  

^a Vocera Communications   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; EFFICIENCY; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRUST;

EID: 84893874492     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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