October Training Topics

A little late, here are some suggested training topics for October:

 

  1. Customer satisfaction surveys; HCAHPS, Press Ganey, Picker or your favorite. Don’t forget to add internal surveys and patient rounding results.
  2. Department team building. Always very important.
  3. Hazardous waste; transportation, handling and storage.

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