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Learn from Dr. Yvonne Simmons Howze about integrating customer feedback for operational improvement in healthcare services. Understand the concepts of leadership, data analysis, and continuous improvement.
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Using Customer Feedback to Ensure Performance Excellence Dr. Yvonne Simmons Howze Section Director Health Information and Vital Statistics Department of State Health Services
Performance Excellence Conceptual Framework • Leadership/Followership • Planning • Teaming/Valuing • Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting
Performance Excellence W3/W4 Who Are Our Customers? What Do They Want? What Can We Reasonably and Feasibly Do About What They Want? What Are They Holding Us Accountable For?
Performance Excellence Measures Timeliness/Responsiveness • Cycle Time Accuracy • Getting it right • Getting it right the first time
Performance Excellence Measures Empathy • I need this because… • I need this now because… Courteousness Voice and Tone Polite Manner/Civil
Performance Excellence Types of Measures Quantitative Effectiveness (#s, %, rates) • Efficiency ($) Qualitative • Impact (How did it change lives?)
Performance Excellence Two Main Types of Research Basic Surveys, Interviews Applied Focus Groups
Performance Excellence Types of Questions Multiple Choice Dichotomous Open-Ended
Performance Excellence Surveys (Basic Research) • To determine level of customer satisfaction • To increase customer loyalty • To improve operations
Performance Excellence Quantitative Surveys • Pencil and Paper • Electronic/On-line • Telephone • Face-to-Face
Performance Excellence Constructing Simple Surveys Elements: Protocol/ Administration Format Content Language Measurement
Performance Excellence Samples and Examples
Performance Excellence Considerations for Surveys • Personalized (Name, e-mail address, etc.) • Stated Purpose • Similar Rating Scale • Comments Section • How/Where to Submit • Thanks for Completion
Performance Excellence Focus Groups (Applied Research) To drill-down on a particular topic To verify or clarify survey results To create an interactive opportunity in a more relaxed setting
Performance Excellence Focus Groups Open-ended Questions Only 6-8 people preferred Participants should be hand-selected, but have a common interest in topic Need a Facilitator and a Scribe Should record the session No more than 2 hours
Performance Excellence So What? Systematic—on-going effort Scientific—data collected, analyzed, and reported Everybody involved
Performance Excellence Systematic (on-going) Baseline Targets Trends Comparisons Special versus Common Causes
Performance Excellence The CORE • Operational Insights • Evidence of Impact • Reporting and Distributing • Continuous Improvement
Performance Excellence How can you speak of the ocean if you never leave the pond?
Performance Excellence Dr. Yvonne Simmons Howze 512/458-7437 yvonne.howze@dshs.state.tx.us