Hospitals get creative to up patient satisfaction

With $1 billion in payments on the line, hospitals are homing in on patient satisfaction. They are hiring chief patient satisfaction officers and patient navigators and tapping into volunteers to check on patient needs. Other strategies include “yacker trackers” to hush noisy nurses and yoga for patients and staff. Read more about these strategies from the Los Angeles Times at the link below. 

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