Healthcare facilities with higher Yelp ratings associated with lower mortality rates

U.S. counties with healthcare facilities with the greatest share of 1-star Yelp reviews had the highest death rates, and a difference of just one point—roughly one star—between counties’ average scores could indicate a mortality rate that is better or worse by dozens of lives, according to researchers at the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health.

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Depending on the structure of an organization, medical staff leadership may often change as department chairs, vice presidents of medical affairs, medical directors, and others come and go.

In these situations, it's the MSP—along with the established policies, procedures, and bylaws—who serves as the constant within the medical staff, says Christina Giles, consultant and speaker with Nashua, New Hampshire–based C. Giles & Associates.