Providers: Improving Quality: Resources for Improving the Patient Experience/
Resources for Improving The Patient Experience
Improving Access to Appointments
- Murray, M. JAMA, February 26, 2003 - Vol 289, No.8 "Advanced Access: Reducing Wait and Delays in Primary Care"
- Backlog reduction worksheet helps you quantify your backlog (how many people are waiting for appointments) to your third next available appointment.
- Southeast Health Center Phone Triage Script
- Six Things for Efficient Provider Visits
- Sample Huddle Script
Improving Communication between Providers and Patients, and Staff and Patients
- Institue for Healthcare Communication provides training programs and names of specific trainers on communication techniques for staff and providers.
- Placard with four icons to remind staff of four steps to improved patient interactions to help clinic staff.
- Silver Avenue Family Health Center Sample Agenda Setting Form
- Mission Neighborhood Health Center Sample Agenda Setting Form
- Family Health Center at SFGH Sample Agenda Setting Form
- Discharge summary - A sample from a clinic used to summarize the patient visit and describe next steps.
- Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care
General Resources
- Spread Framework
- Spread Planner
- Sustainability Planner
- California Quality Collaborative offers several resources on improving the patient experience in communication, access, care coordination; in addition to offering tools and resources for measurement.
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