Patient experience is about making patient healthcare journeys better; in creating improved experiences, healthcare delivery staff often enjoy better processes and outcomes. But who is responsible for creating patient experience improvement? Where does one start? And are innovation and automation at the center of it all? Not necessarily says our latest podcast guest.

In this episode of the Key in to Quality podcast, Lacey Hart, Administrator, Experience Relationship Management (XRM), Quality Department, Mayo Clinic, says that experience design focuses on the gaps between the experience points along a patient’s journey. Hart, who leads a team of experience relationship design professionals, discusses how Mayo Clinic’s patient experience strategy has created powerful synergy between people, processes, and technology, resulting in better interactions—and relationships—with patients.

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Hosted by: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., Vice Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic, and Sheri Nemec, Consultation and Relationship Manager, Quality Department, Mayo Clinic

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Twitter: @DrTimMorg

Guest LinkedIn: Lacey Hart

Volunteers fill many significant roles to support the human experience in healthcare. Hear from Erin Pittman, Director of Volunteer Services, who oversees volunteer programs, hospital gift shops and animal assisted services at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Erin shares her perspectives about the complex field of volunteer management and the importance of understanding the impact of volunteers have in connecting with patients through empathy, kindness and human centered care. She discusses the process to engage volunteers and discover their personal “why” to volunteer. Erin describes the shifts and future innovations in volunteer services including embracing diversity and other success tips.

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Hosted by:

Hosted by: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., Vice Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic, and Sheri Nemec, Consultation and Relationship Manager, Quality Department, Mayo Clinic

LinkedIn: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. and Sheri Nemec

Twitter: @DrTimMorg

Guest LinkedIn: Erin Pittman

It's been said that passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions. When it comes to patient experience data, both are true. Often, however, it is easy to focus on surface-level summaries while overlooking valuable insights or “golden nuggets.”

In this episode, Laurie Wilshusen, administrator, Quality Experience Research, Mayo Clinic expounds on 30 years of experience listening to patients through market research. While the state of the art has changed a lot throughout her career, she points to more contemporary tools such as natural language processing, which reveals the golden nuggets (what patients are saying about their experiences and needs) and efficiencies to organize it into actionable insights. Listen in as Ms. Wilshusen shares her thoughts how leaders can use and share data more effectively and empathically, and a glimpse into the future of measuring emotions, human connection, relationships, and trust.

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Hosted by: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., Vice Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic, and guest host Kelly Vorseth, Quality Director, Mayo Clinic

LinkedIn: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. and Kelly Vorseth

Twitter: @DrTimMorg