You Have Just Been Named Chief Patient Experience Officer: What’s Next?
Published March 2, 2021
Lisa Allen, Ph.D. | Chief Patient Experience Officer, Johns Hopkins Health System, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Being named the first Chief Patient Experience officer of a large, top ranked academic health system carries both great excitement and responsibility. This webinar shares a six-year review of what it takes to make this important role relevant in today’s health care environment. Topics covered are developing a strategy, creating an impactful team, building relationships with key players, and linkages to PFAC’s and frontline staff. Also covered is the role of the CPXO in creating a culture change, the time it takes, and how to deal with resistance. The webinar will also discuss how to refocus efforts when the work changes due to a pandemic. Join this webinar for tactics to: Construct a successful patient experience team. Develop key relationships through understanding your culture. Apply performance improvement tools and design thinking to patient experience. Modify the work to meet the needs of a rapidly changing environment.
Related content
-
Culture & Leadership
YCX: How Three Letters Impacted Culture, Engaged Leaders, and Drove Results
Published May 7, 2025

By Brent A. Grunig, Communications & Training Consultant, The Southeast Permanente Medical Group The Southeast Permanente Medical Group (TSPMG) named 2023 as the “Year of Care Experience”— or YCX. What started out as an idea for a year-long campaign ended up becoming an overwhelming success using a multi-faceted approach across teams and departments within TSPMG
Learn more -
Culture & Leadership | Innovation & Technology
Breaking Down Communication Barriers in Emergency Patient Experience
Published November 13, 2025
Complimentary – Emergency departments face unique challenges in delivering exceptional patient experiences. Unlike inpatient settings where time allows for relationship-building, the ER operates in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment where communication gaps directly impact clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. This webinar explores the fundamental obstacles to effective ER communication and presents practical, technology-enabled solutions that are transforming
Learn more -
Culture & Leadership
The Sum of All Interactions: Advancing Human Experience through an Integrated Ecosystem
Published March 24, 2026
Healthcare experience is not owned by one role or team—it’s an ecosystem. The Sum of All Interactions: Advancing Human Experience through an Integrated Ecosystem shows how organizations can move beyond silos by aligning efforts, embedding experience into strategy, and adapting to real-world complexity—driving stronger outcomes, trust, and workforce engagement through intentional integration.
Learn more