Stephen Weber, Director of Patient Experience at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Stephen Weber


Director of Patient Experience
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

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Day 2

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014


13:20 PX Leaders Interactive Roundtable Discussions

Table 1 : Leadership Accountability Best Practices

Moderator: Grace Ibe, Senior Director, Service Excellence and Culture Development, Dignity Health


Table 2: Using Patient Comments to Guide Improvement

Moderator: Jan Althouse, Patient Satisfaction Coordinator, Cook Children’s Healthcare System


Table 3: The Human Service Conundrum…How Far Do We Go?

Moderator: Sharon Parker, Director of Patient Advocacy, University of Hackensack Medical Center


Table 4: The Connection Between Patient Expectations And Satisfaction

Moderator: Julie Becker, DBA, RN, VP, Patient and Family Experience, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare


Table 5: What You Need to Know About CG-CAHPS

Moderator: Susan Osborne, RN, MSN, MBA, VP Patient Experience, Piedmont Healthcare


Table 6: Improving Nurse Communication

Moderator: Megan King, Director, Patient Experience, Geisinger Health System


Table 7: Best Practice Use Of Lead Indicators To Achieve Rapid And Sustained PX Improvement

Moderator: Joel High, Performance Improvement Coach, TruthPoint


Table 8: Keeping Patients Engaged With Virtual Health Assistants

Moderator: Thomas Morrow, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NextIT


Table 9: Aromatherapy for the Clinical Setting: Reduce Anxiety and Improve Patient Satisfaction

Moderator: Caryn Gehlmann, Certified Clinical Aroma Therapist, Beekley Medical

Table 10: Translating Patient Data Into PX Improvements

Moderator: Cassandra Willis-Abner, Director, Service Excellence,University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers


Table 11: Translating Patient Experience Work For Your Staff

Moderator: Gregory Berney, MSW, Senior Manager, Patient Experience, Cone Health



14:50 Presentation: The Patient As A Change Agent

While New York Eye and Ear Infirmary has regularly been rated as one of US News and World Report’s top hospitals the Patient Satisfaction scores of the ambulatory surgery division have historically been amongst the lowest in the country, in the 1st percentile. This division performs approximately 30,000 procedures per year with these cases increasing every year. Staff, generally, do not feel valued or adequately prepared for the pace, volume and efficiency goals they perceive to be expected nor do they feel connected to or responsible for service excellence standards patient satisfaction
results. It was clear a comprehensive plan to improve the patient experience was needed. This plan focused on three of the basic tenets of customer service incorporated into three main principles: 1) Customers are only as satisfied as the those serving them, 2) The Voice of the Customer defines the improvement initiatives and prioritizes them as well, 3) Staff must understand the need for change and develop and own the initiatives, and 4) Staff should be rewarded and recognized from the onset to sustain their enthusiasm, maintain their commitment and understand that this a journey not a destination. As the last 24 months have unfolded, we have found ourselves with our highest patient satisfaction scores ever, along with significant improvements in physician and employee engagement in Service.


Learning Objectives:
• Learn how to develop a process to solicit ‘real-time’
improvement recommendations from your patients
without predisposing them with leading questions
or answers
• Learn how to use patient feedback to drive culture
change
• Learn how to recognize quick wins to gain
momentum for change
• Learn how to expand and expedite the
effectiveness of your team