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Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Patient Experience Research

Background:

  • Patient experience is a critical metric in healthcare, influencing hospital rankings and patient satisfaction.
  • Measuring and improving patient experience in academic radiology departments presents unique challenges.
  • A multifaceted quality improvement initiative was implemented to address patient experience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a patient experience improvement program on national rankings within a large academic radiology department.
  • To assess the correlation between patient feedback and departmental performance metrics.
  • To determine the feasibility of using electronic surveys for large-scale patient experience assessment.

Main Methods:

  • A Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant electronic patient experience survey was deployed, collecting 26,210 surveys and 22,213 comments.
  • A quality improvement initiative focused on enhancing patient experience was instituted during the study period (May 2017-April 2018).
  • National percentile ranking and departmental percentile ranking compared to hospital-wide rankings were used as primary and secondary outcomes.

Main Results:

  • The department's overall raw score increased from 92.8 to 93.6 (P < .001), and the national percentile ranking improved from the 35th to 50th percentile (P = .001).
  • Improvements in personnel-related scores were the main drivers of the enhanced overall score and national ranking.
  • A high negative correlation was observed between the percentage of negative comments and monthly percentile ranking (r = -0.69; P = .01).

Conclusions:

  • A large-scale electronic survey is a feasible tool for assessing and improving patient experience in radiology departments.
  • Measurable improvements in patient experience and national rankings are achievable through targeted quality improvement initiatives.
  • Analyzing patient comments, especially negative feedback, provides valuable insights for enhancing patient care and practice performance.