MD to MD Coaching: Improving Physician–Patient Experience Scores

With increasing national focus on patient experience scores through public reporting and the Value-Based Purchasing Program, hospitals and medical groups are challenged with initiating sustainable programs to improve their scores. Our system initiated 3 pilot programs to determine which approaches and techniques would be the most beneficial. The pilot trails included: (a) MD to MD 1:1 coaching with monthly MD-specific individual reports; (b) all staff patient experience training sessions at two of our urgent care centers; and (c) physician group patient experience training at one of our outpatient clinics. This article describes our 3 pilot initiatives and results that have been obtained.