Henry Ford Health System: Customer Focus
"Voice of the Customer strategy at Henry Ford Health System involves continuous feedback collection from patients and stakeholders. This data shapes strategic objectives and initiatives to improve patient satisfaction and well-being. Through formal surveys, demographic analysis, and monitoring of competitor activities, the organization stays proactive in enhancing customer engagement and service quality."
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Henry Ford Health System: Customer Focus BY: AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL 1 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Voice of the Customer Current Patients and Stakeholders Continuous and integrated process Leaders use the information to form Strategic Objectives, Strategic Initiatives and action plans Leadership and employees make rounds to assess patient s well being and satisfaction Potential Patients and Stakeholders Formally analyze surveys, and monitor demographic and market information and Health Alliance Plan member transfers Informally review media, press releases and competitor websites 2 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Voice of the Customer BOT- Board of Trustees C- Community Organizations CC- Community Care CHUI- Consumer Healthcare Utilization Index CPM- Customer Potential Management ED- Emergency Department HAP- Health Alliance Plan HCAB- Healthcare Advisory Board IP- Inpatient MHA- Michigan Health and Hospital Association NRC- National Research Corporation Sg2- Health care membership organization, providing clinical and technology research and consulting OP- Outpatient PI- Performance Improvement PT-Patients and Family Members PU- Purchasers 3 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Voice of the Customer Satisfaction and Engagement Infrastructure around Service Pillar to focus on Customer Engagement Satisfaction Relative to Competitors Market research and focus groups Used to assess satisfaction with competitors, identify new service opportunities, and drive improvement Customer surveys Tailored surveys for interactions with each department are sent to the patients Next day access to results to provide rapid identification of process improvement opportunities Press Ganey (PG), Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) provide competitor surveys for comparison 4 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Customer Engagement Health Care Service Offerings Identify new or improved service offerings to attract new patients. Prioritize opportunities for expanding relationships with existing patients & stakeholders Patient & Stakeholder Support Design & improve mechanisms to support use of health care services. 5 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Patient & Stakeholder Support Mechanisms 6 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Customer Engagement Patient & Stakeholder Segmentation Identify market segments Patient & Stakeholder Data Use Provides data highly correlated with satisfaction to offer focus on service concerns. Targeted service offerings to patient segments Analyze patient origin, employer group, service area demographics, and nationwide trends. Estimate potential patients in the market. 7 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Customer Engagement Relationship Management Identify key target audiences Develop growth & initiatives Design marketing plans 8 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Customer Engagement Complaint Management Feedback received in person, by phone, letter, e- mail or social media. Complaints initially handled at point of service with more severe complaints escalating to higher leadership levels. Feedback is aggregated, trended and analyzed SE- Service Excellence BU- Business Unit PC- Performance Council 9 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL
Reference http://patapsco.nist.gov/Award_Recipients/PDF_Files/2011_Henry_Ford_Health_System_Award _Application_Summary.pdf 10 March 20, 2025 AUSTIN HERRMANN AND VIJAY PATEL