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Patient Experience Journal

2014

Patient- and family- centered care

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Patients And Families As Partners In Safety, Quality, And Experiences Of Care, Amy Jones, Kathy Dutton Apr 2014

Patients And Families As Partners In Safety, Quality, And Experiences Of Care, Amy Jones, Kathy Dutton

Patient Experience Journal

This case examines the highlights of Vidant Health’s journey to a more intentional focus on patient experience. Organizational inconsistencies lead to a focused long term plan putting a culture of patient centeredness at the core of Vidant’s efforts. The results show a clear and measured improvement in safety, quality and experience overall.


Defining Patient Experience, Jason A. Wolf Phd, Cpxp, Victoria Niederhauser Drph, Rn, Dianne Marshburn Phd, Rn, Ne-Bc, Sherri L. Lavela Phd, Mph, Mba Apr 2014

Defining Patient Experience, Jason A. Wolf Phd, Cpxp, Victoria Niederhauser Drph, Rn, Dianne Marshburn Phd, Rn, Ne-Bc, Sherri L. Lavela Phd, Mph, Mba

Patient Experience Journal

In recent years, perceptions of performance and quality of healthcare organizations have begun to move beyond examining the provision of excellent clinical care, alone, and to consider and embrace the patient experience as an important indicator. There is a need to determine the extent to which clear and formal definitions exist, have common overarching themes, and/or have unique, but important constructs that should be considered more widely. In this article, we provide a 14-year synthesis of existing literature and other sources (2000-2014) that have been used to define patient experience. A total of 18 sources (articles or organizational websites) were …