An Excellent Experience – Delivering on the Promise
Published October 25, 2011
Richard Corder, Assistant Vice President, CRICO Strategies
This session describes the strategies and tactics that an academic medical center is using to focus on improving the patient experience. Leave this session with tried and tested service improvement tactics, such as an overview of the development and delivery of an on-boarding program for all employees and a 90-day service academy. Learn how these programs can change culture and increase internal networking and physician collaboration.
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