About Us
The Beryl Institute is the global community of healthcare professionals and experience champions committed to transforming the human experience in healthcare. As a pioneer and leader of the experience movement and patient experience profession for more than a decade, the Institute offers unparalleled access to unbiased research and proven practices, networking and professional development opportunities and a safe, neutral space to exchange ideas and learn from others.
We define the patient experience as the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care. We believe human experience is grounded in the experiences of patients & families, members of the healthcare workforce and the communities they serve.
Year in Review SummariesOUR PURPOSE
Changing healthcare by advancing an unwavering commitment to the human experience.
- Understanding experience is defined as the sum of all interactions shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care .
- Acknowledging experience (1) encompasses the critical elements of healthcare from quality, safety and service, to cost and population health issues that drive decisions, impact access and ensure equity and (2) reaches beyond the clinical encounter to all interactions one has with the healthcare system .
- Recognizing that human experience reinforces the fundamental principle of partnership and is therefore inclusive of the experiences of those receiving and delivering care as well as all who support them .
- Reinforcing that focused action on experience drives positive clinical outcomes, strong financial results, clear consumer loyalty, solid community reputation and broad staff and patient/family engagement.
OUR COMMITMENT
As a community, we commit to:
- Elevating the importance of experience across all care settings
- Generating, collecting and sharing ideas and proven practices
- Engaging a broad range of voices and views
- Putting patients, families and care partners first
- Recognizing the value of the entire healthcare team
- Reinforcing experience encompasses quality, safety, service, cost, and outcomes
OUR VALUES
We operate from and believe experience improvement success is driven by these core values:
Accessibility
Commitment to open access, a spirit of generosity and the active invitation to engage and contribute that continuously expands reach and sustains growth
Agility
Ability to rapidly reconfigure and realign resources to lead in new directions and respond as needed within the industry
Innovation
Vigilance in continuously searching for new ways of thinking, doing and disseminating ideas
Inclusivity
Purposeful consideration of expansive ideas and the engagement of all voices to ensure the broadest perspective and awareness
Collaboration
Recognition that overall success is driven by a willingness to partner with others in the sharing of ideas, information and action that ensures better outcomes for all involved
