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Jennifer Packard: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7972-9705
Abstract
Engaging employees in providing exemplary patient experience has been challenging for healthcare leaders in recent years given the pressures of the regulatory environment, increases in staff burnout and rising patient expectations. Amid these challenges, addressing patient experience remains a top priority for healthcare organizations. A novel intervention has been applied at Mayo Clinic with the goal of improving both employee engagement and patient experience. Previous efforts to teach service excellence involved customer service trainings, sometimes purchased through outside vendors. This new initiative is based on our organizational culture and values, input from our employees and patients, and considers the changing needs of a contemporary healthcare workforce. It leverages management practices shown to boost an employee's sense of equity, achievement, and camaraderie. It also highlights staff motivation to do their best work by involving them in conversations about the essential ingredients that make up both exceptional employee and patient experiences.
Recommended Citation
Packard J, Elias RM, Welch TJ, Munson KA, Leighton JA. HOPE Experience Essentials: The Next Generation of Service Standards at Mayo Clinic. Patient Experience Journal. 2025; 12(1):192-197. doi: 10.35680/2372-0247.1907.
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