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Measuring Patient Satisfaction: Why and How. Neil Korsen Maureen Lee Linda Mallard.
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Measuring Patient Satisfaction: Why and How Neil Korsen Maureen Lee Linda Mallard
“Quality has two dimensions. One has to do with technical excellence … and the other relates to subjective experience. In health care, it is quality in this subjective dimension that patients experience most directly.” • Gerteis et al, Through the Patient’s Eyes, 1993
A Credo • In a helping profession, the ultimate judge of performance is the person helped. • Most people, including sick people, are reasonable most of the time. • Different people have different, legitimate needs. • Don Berwick, Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 1997
Through the Patient’s Eyes • An empirical study of patient experience of illness and health care. • Survey developed using focus groups and pilot testing, then administered to over 6000 patients and 2000 family members. • Developed conceptual framework of ‘Dimensions of Patient-Centered Care’, with focus on hospital care.
Dimensions of Patient-Centered Care • Respect for patient values, preferences, and needs • Coordination and integration of care • Information, communication, and education • Physical comfort • Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety • Involvement of family and friends • Transition and continuity • For ambulatory care, I might add ‘Access and timeliness’
Some Nuts and Bolts • How will you choose a population to survey? • Who and when to hand out and collect surveys? • How to use the results?
References • Gerteis et al, Through the Patient’s Eyes, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993. • Berwick, ‘The Total Customer Relationship in Health Care’, Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, Vol. 23, #5, pages 245-250, May 1997.