Cleveland Clinic Summit: Sharable and Scalable Patient Experience Ideas

October 27, 2014Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

A few weeks ago, when we spoke with Dr. James Merlino, Chief Experience Officer of the Cleveland Clinic, he was looking forward to the upcoming Patient Experience: Empathy + Innovation Summit. In that conversation, he told us, “Patient experience impacts all of us, and the only way healthcare organizations can get better is to share […]

At Cleveland Clinic, Patient Experience is Not Just About Patient Satisfaction

October 7, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

[Podcast] For a large healthcare system or any hospital for that matter, success with “patient experience” is far deeper than “making the patient happy.” Take it from Cleveland Clinic, the first healthcare organization in the United States to appoint a Chief Experience Officer. “It’s not just about satisfaction. This is about how we deliver quality […]

Healing is Not Enough: Cleveland Clinic Lessons in Patient-Centered Empathy

July 15, 2014Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

As the semi-fabled story goes, Toby Cosgrove, MD—CEO and President of the Cleveland Clinic—experienced a significant moment of awareness a few years ago. At a speaking engagement at Harvard’s business school, someone in the audience described a candid and personal experience about “empathy” over “outcomes.” The person in the audience told Dr. Cosgrove (a cardiac […]