Sustained Improvement in Patient Experience by Optimizing Patient Flow in Ambulatory Settings

Autor: Dinesh S Pashankar MD, MBA, Troy Brown BS, MBA, Paul Votto MBA, Marie Follo, Richard N Formica MD, FAST, Michael L Schilsky MD, FAASLD, David C Mulligan MD, FAST, Babar Khokhar MD, MBA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Patient Experience, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2374-3743
23743735
DOI: 10.1177/23743735221092610
Popis: Patient experience has become a priority for healthcare institutions as it affects clinical quality of care, financial reimbursement, provider, and patient satisfaction. We report our experience of improving patient experience measured by Press Ganey surveys in a busy multidisciplinary clinic over 65 months. We optimized patient flow in the clinic by technology-facilitated communication among the clinic staff and by a modest space redesign. We noted a significant improvement in “clinic visit” scores from baseline of 82.1 to 84.6 at year 1, 86.1 at year 2, 88.7 at year 3, and 88.9 at year 4 ( P
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