Degree Name
MSAH (Master of Science in Allied Health)
Program
Allied Health
Date of Award
8-2017
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Randy Byington
Committee Members
Dr. Susan Epps, Dr. Ester Verhovsek, Dr. Deborah Dotson
Abstract
Relaying information from a Chief Communications Officer (CIO), or centralized communications departments to hospital employees is not always efficient or effective. Employees may not be informed of important changes to department protocols or hospital policies. The purpose of the study was to determine the most efficient and effective forms of internal communications in the hospital setting.
A total of 83 surveys were mailed to communication officers working in Tennessee hospitals in and east of Nashville. Sixteen communication officers responded. This low response rate may be attributed to poor designation of communication responsibilities and an abdication of responsibilities to an off campus (corporate) source. One significant difference was found regarding the preference of supervisor contact to relay feedback in the age groups of 31-40 and 51-60. Those 31-40 were less likely to prefer direct supervisor contact as their favored communications channel as opposed to 51-60 year olds who favored this method.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Suthers, Amber L., "Evaluating Effective Communication Methods: Improving Internal Communication" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3293. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3293
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.