If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may view it online. PXWEEKLY Your Patient Experience Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENTS Have a great strategy or practice to share about improving patient experience? Call for Submissions for breakout sessions is open through July 25, 2019. PATIENT EXPERIENCE LEARNING BITE Kristin Baird, RN, BSN, MHA, President/CEO of the Baird Group, explains that mystery shopping is a valuable addition to survey data because it moves data from the head to the heart which is much more likely to incite change. Webinar - High-Touch Care Enabled by a High-Tech Solution Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP) Preparation Course: Live Online Webinar - The 1-2 Punch: Recognition & Engagement and How Emory Healthcare Does it Right Webinar - How to Win Over Data Doubters Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP) Preparation Course: Live Online THIS MONTH'S FEATURED LENS Effective experience efforts require both the right structures and processes by which to operate and communicate and the formal guidance in place to ensure sustained strategic focus. The Aga Khan University sought to implement a communication and accountability strategy to engage all relevant hospital staff with whom the family interacts during the child’s admission process. Through reengineering their current system using existing resources, they were able to reduce parental anxiety and improve patient satisfaction. By enlisting staff in designing the patient experience, Copper Ridge Surgery Center has taken a grassroots effort to build understanding and awareness of all that patients experience and to help staff see the importance of their role in the design experience. In this case study, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital sought to distinguish this new hospital as the destination in the state for children and families navigating health care experiences. PODCAST Stay connected to the changing landscape of patient experience through the To Care is Human podcast. Patient Experience In the News Team-based care will be essential for meeting value-based care goals while also delivering a positive patient experience. (Patient Engagement HIT, July 2019) As out-of-pocket costs and patient liabilities rise, medical practices struggle to get paid for their services. A practice can reinvent its billing approach with improved patient and payer communication, enhanced engagement, and a precedency for system integration. (Medical Economics, July 2019) While there are many steps that can be taken to improve upon and deliver a positive patient experience, having the necessary technology and staff training in place play an essential role to keep an urgent care running optimally and smoothly. (HIT Consultant, July 2019) Discover Your Strengths and Opportunities Where are you excelling and where do you have opportunities for improvement? Find out now through the Experience Assessment, a quick tool in which you can individually or organizationally identify how you are performing in each of the eight strategic lenses.
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