Lauren Walling

Lauren Walling is a graduate of Emory University with a degree in Industrial Psychology, as well as received an MBA from the John Sykes School of Business at The University of Tampa. She currently sits on the Board of Fellows at the University of Tampa, and is a member of the Healthcare Business Women's Association, National Association of Professional Women, and the Morton Plant Skip Cline Society. Lauren works with large Healthcare Systems implementing Patient Experience Solutions that streamline processes, increase patient experience and improve quality and safety.

Post Discharge Follow-ups

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How to Navigate the Challenges of Post Discharge Follow-ups

Post-discharge calls aid in safe patient transitions, help prevent readmissions, and improve patient satisfaction.1 In addition, academic studies show that there is a positive correlation between post-discharge calls and HCAHPS scores.2 Furthermore,...

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clinical pathways complemented by workflow automation

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How Workflow Establishes Excellence in Surgical Processes

Hospital systems, post-acute care providers and physicians are all participants in today’s world of value based healthcare. The Centers for Medicare...

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Nurse burnout

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How to Break the Cycle of Nurse Burnout

In the last several years, our bedside heroes have taken on a much more demanding role. Long gone are the days of just delivering quality care and...

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Child HCAHPS

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How Do You Create a Positive Pediatric Patient Experience?

One size does not fit all. Ensuring a positive experience for children and their parents/guardians is essential for strategically building patient...

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Patient Experience Rounding

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Paper Versus Technology for Rounding Success

It’s 2018 and technology is everywhere … or is it? Across the country there are hospitals and healthcare organizations that continue to choose to...

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Patient Rounding

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How Coaching and Technology Create Rounding Success

Is your team afraid to log not met domains and coaching notes? Do they often communicate that they don’t want to ‘tattle’? OR, are they completely...

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patient experience

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5 Ways to Celebrate Patient Experience Week

Patient Experience Week is next week. Have you thought about the meaning and purpose behind it? Or better yet—how you’re going to celebrate?

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Clinical Workflow Automation

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Care Empowered through Clinical Workflow Automation: What is the Value Equation?

Each clinical pathway has its own set of unique critical points in time that are the most impactful to positive patient care. Providing a streamlined...

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patient rounding tool

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Using the right patient rounding tool makes your work easier—here’s how

As a Patient Experience Manager, CNO, or Nurse Executive, you understand the importance and effectiveness of Nurse Leader Rounding. Are you having...

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Rounding Solution

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5 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Solution for Rounding Success

One of the many areas of healthcare technology that has seen rapid growth is digital rounding solutions. Many organizations are making the transition...

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Patient Engagement Improves HCAHPS

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3 Reasons Why 360-Degree Patient Engagement Improves HCAHPS

Professionals in the healthcare field know a better patient experience directly translates to increased patient satisfaction scores and positive...

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Rounding Technology Improves Patient Experience

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Smarter Technology Helps Hospitals Target What Patients Care About Most

Healthcare professionals understand how important it is that their patients have a good experience and are treated well during their stay, on top of...

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Nurse Leader Rounding

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The 3 Most Common Pitfalls to Nurse Leader Rounding

Hospital systems are focusing now more than ever on improving the experiences of patients and their families, as their “inpatient” providers are held...

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Increase patient experience scores

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4 Ways Purposeful Rounding Increases Patient Experience Scores

It’s no secret that structured rounding improves patient communications and case management outcomes. But, according to a study conducted by Stanford...

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Child HCAHPS

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Child HCAHPS®: What You Need to Know

This past May marked the 12-year anniversary of the NQF membership’s endorsement of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and...

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Child HCAHPS

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Child HCAHPS: Because Children Aren't Little Adults

HCAHPS isn’t a term that is new to the healthcare industry. Hospitals have been collecting and reporting HCAHPS data for almost a decade now. They...

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Rounding Software Technology

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Top 5 Features Your Rounding Software Must Have

Technology plays an integral part in the way healthcare organizations do business today. It allows hospitals to quickly address patient needs while...

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Rounding solution

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4 Things to Avoid When Selecting a Rounding Solution

The Healthcare industry has been advancing quickly into the digital age. Having a mobile strategy is just one part of it. With the introduction of...

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