Hi, and welcome to my blog! I'm Susan E. Mazer -- a knowledge expert and thought leader on how the environment of care impacts the patient experience. Topics I write about include safety, satisfaction, hospital noise, nursing, care at the bedside, and much more.
October 17, 2022
Sleep has never been easy for me. As I child I would beg my mom to “sing me to sleep.” As an adult going through high stress events, I would
Read more >August 1, 2022
Many studies have attempted to answer this question. The common generalizable factors influencing a patient’s perception of their experiences are age, acuity, culture, socioeconomic status, and cognitive capacity. These factors
Read more >June 30, 2022
“Value-based Care” was developed by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to create accountability regarding healthcare reimbursement. In 2020, new rules pushed equity between cost and service/outcomes further; what
Read more >December 7, 2021
This holiday season, I am reminded that we are still in the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrating the holidays, once again, with this virus. However, this year has shown itself to have been one of the richest years in moving us towards brighter days.
Read more >September 11, 2021
This was first published on September 11, 2020. When I reread it, I felt that it was time again, with updates to reflect what is current. However, so
Read more >June 25, 2021
Throughout the history of science, long-held beliefs have been disproven by new empirical evidence. It was not uncommon for the new evidence to be fully rejected and the messenger to
Read more >April 26, 2021
Guest blog written by Adam Carpenter Something BIG is happening at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC)! They decided to change their philosophy and practice surrounding patient-centered care.
Read more >February 4, 2021
We make many demands of our nurses. We expect their clinical knowledge and practice to be informed by the best research, their response to our needs to be immediate, and
Read more >April 10, 2020
The Patient Experience has changed healthcare. The fact that we are now prioritizing the humanity of our patients and allowing it to inform our healthcare practices is an irreversible positive
Read more >March 12, 2020
Global, natural, and man-made disasters have become a painfully common occurrence. In the last two years, the world has faced hurricanes and earthquakes, mass shootings, terrorists driving trucks into crowds,
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