Perspective Shifting: Engaging Leaders-of-Leaders in Patient and Caregiver Experience

Abstract

Leadership drives quality, experience, and engagement. It is the responsibility of the organization to equip its leaders with ongoing education and professional development. This case article explores the development, implementation, and impact of an immersive patient experience leadership education course across a large, integrated health system. Placing senior leaders on the “other side of the hospital bed,” they were able to emotionally connect and personalize to the human side of health care. Post-course surveys validated that experiential role play was a positive and insightful method to teach and bring heightened awareness to patient and family member experience.