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Simone Berger1, Ana Maria Saut2, Fernando Tobal Berssaneti2
1Department of Production Engineering, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil siberger@uol.com.br.
Objectives:
Although different forms of patient feedback are available, their use in hospital management is still limited. The objective of this study is to explore how patient feedback is currently used in hospitals to improve quality.
Design:
This is a qualitative exploratory multiple case study. Data collection included nine interviews, of an average duration of 50 min, conducted between March and June 2019. Additionally, a document and secondary data analysis were performed.
Setting:
This study was conducted in three Brazilian hospitals selected for their solid patient feedback practises.
Participants:
Managers from the customer service, quality, nursing, operations, projects and patient experience departments of the three hospitals.
Results:
Despite literature suggesting that organisational objectives regarding patient feedback are not clear, data show that there is managerial concern regarding the promotion of an environment capable of changing according to patient feedback. In these instances, organisational processes were structured to focus on patients' feedback and its receipt by the staff, including a non-punitive culture. Several patient feedback forms are available: voluntary events, patient surveys and informal feedback. Instruments to measure patient feedback focused on specific aspects of healthcare, to identify and clarify the problems for addressal by the management. The net promoter score was the main strategic indicator of patient feedback, used to assess the impact of improvement action.
Conclusions:
The hospitals had established objectives that valued the patient's perspective. Involvement of the health team, availability of different channels for feedback and the use of quality tools are considered a good basis for using patient feedback to drive quality improvement.
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