'No secrets' approach pays off in satisfaction.
Health care organizations can encourage the free flow of information by making internal communications a high-priority, strategic function. A "no secrets" policy is a prime indicator of organizations that are doing an exemplary job of internal communications. Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL, provides a demonstration of best practices in internal communications within a health care organization.
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