Building a System-Wide Experience Model
Published June 22, 2016
Patrick Ratchford, Vice President, Patient Experience, Carolinas HealthCare System, discusses four components of the ONE Experience Model demonstrating Carolinas commitment to Patients First Always _ including, informing and inspiring every person, every encounter, every time. Creating a consistent experience across multiple sites takes a lot of work, but by regularly connecting to purpose and the standard work outlined in the ONE Experience Model, organizations can have a framework to put patients first always.
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