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Business Planning: Not Just For Startups

Nurse Practitioners in Business

It’s an ongoing debate… Some view business planning as essential, whereas others think it’s optional. And some situations may or may not require a business plan. For example: Small, low-risk startups where the business owner has lots of experience or has started a business before.

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Team Communication

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. Most problems that occur in teams are traceable back to challenges with communication.

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How Customer-Centric is Your Practice, Business, or Organization?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Turns out, the owner who does the scheduling insists on using email to communicate with customers, even though he’s been told and asked to use the phone to keep customers informed. Train them to improve communication skills, empathy, and patient engagement. And don’t make them do any extra work to do business with you.

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The Importance of Communication in the Workplace

Celayix

When it comes to running a successful business and effectively managing your workforce , there are certain elements that are absolutely crucial. Good communication is without a doubt, one of the most important elements that make up a successful organization. With that, the ways in which colleagues and managers communicate are changing.

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How to Improve 5 Common Hospital Communication System Problems | symplr

Symplr

Communication failures in health systems negatively affect patient care quality and steal valuable time from busy healthcare workers. When even one member of a patient care team is left out of the communication loop, the staff and the patient suffer the consequences.

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Communication tips for nurse leaders

American Nurse

Communication goals include understanding, achieving the intended effect, and acting ethically. Leaders skilled in effective communication promote positive outcomes, improve working relationships, and ensure a productive workplace. Everything a person does or doesn’t do, says or doesn’t say communicates something.

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The importance of Employee Communication in the Workplace

Celayix

70% of company mistakes are due to poor communication. Gartner Research Effective employee communication in the workplace is an integral part to the success of any organization. Because of this, businesses need to be on top of their communication now more than ever. Communication greatly effects productivity.