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Key Drivers and Improvement Efforts

Key Drivers and Improvement Efforts

When designing action plans that will improve patient perceptions, PRC recommends beginning with your Key Drivers of Excellence®. To improve perceptions of the Overall Target (such as Overall Quality of Care, Overall Rating of the Hospital, Likelihood to Recommend),...
Discussing Key Drivers®

Discussing Key Drivers®

Key Drivers of Excellence® are the areas that are most influential to patients’ overall perceptions; they provide you with a more specific place to focus your efforts. The definitions of “Cleanliness,” “Patient Privacy,” and other Key Drivers may vary depending on the...
Understanding Key Drivers®

Understanding Key Drivers®

Key Drivers of Excellence® are determined through a statistical analysis and tell you what’s most influential in your patients’ perceptions of overall quality of care. They aren’t necessarily your lowest scoring areas, or even your highest scoring areas. Simply, they...
Populations and Sample Sizes

Populations and Sample Sizes

For most units and areas, PRC recommends targeting 50 interviews per quarter. For some areas, that can seem like a relatively low number given the thousands of patients they care for each quarter. To understand this recommendation, it’s helpful to understand the...