Generative Phase Research & Concepts for UPMC Presbyterian Neurosurgery Clinic Carnegie Mellon School of Design with UPMC Center for Quality Improvement Service Design 路 Fall 2007 Melissa Cliver 路 Jamin Hegeman 路 Kip Lee Leanne Libert 路 Kara Tennant
Concepts Embrace Wait Time Inform, engage, and comfort patients? Improve Workflow What if the staff has fewer tasks, less distraction, and better communication? Balance Kassam Support his efforts to help patients, but also find time for himself and support his staff.
Sharing our research, gaining their trust.
Engaging the staff in the design process.
New Insights Workflow More staff relationship and workflow issues Dr. Kassam More workflow disruption issues Patient Patient experience off the radar
“Embrace wait time.� Direction from Center for Quality Improvement & Innovation.
We decided to continue to explore all three directions because we had valuable insights into each area.
Concept Development
We explored concepts for all three directions.
Developing concepts helped us narrow our focus to patient experience.
Why patient experience? Client nudging us that way Client focusing on workflow More physicians in the future will reduce strain on Dr. Kassam No one focusing on the patient experience
But, we didn’t know enough about the emotional experience.
Clinic Visit #3
They made workflow modifications.
We implemented changes to affect the patient experience.
A small change yielded good results.
Because we involved the staff into our process, they really helped us gain access to patients.
Experience Cards Designed to engage patients and elicit ideas from them on what the experience could be.
Eleven Exam Room Interviews “We’ll talk about anything to anyone. Entertain us.” “The first time I came, my mom and cousin were in the waiting room for three hours. My mom finished a book. That was really hard for me.” “Our town has one traffic light.” “I come by myself now. I don’t bring my family anymore. I’m my own woman.” “I’m about to get brain surgery. I don’t want to play checkers!”
“You’re so nervous and so scared about the surgery, you can’t think of anything else.”
“When you first get here, you’re in shock. You can’t read.”
“If I wasn’t here, I’d be dead.”
Dr. Kassam introduced us to his patients as “my colleages.�
Synthesis We highlighted key discoveries for each of the 11 patients we interviewed.
New Concepts We then developed new concepts inspired by the patient discoveries.
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“My last name is very hard to pronounce. But this upbeat girl, Diane, was really comforting and had a fun time calling me 117. ‘117 the doctor will see you shortly.’” “There is a lot going on here, and I would like to sit back and think.”
Waiting Needs
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“You’re so nervous and so scared about the surgery, you can’t think of anything else.” “Where a lady named Diane went around every 15 minutes to give people in the waiting room updates.”
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patient emotions
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Support Needs patient support needs family support needs
Waiting Needs
family waiting needs patient waiting needs
Information Needs
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New Patient Emotions Emotions
Curious Hopeful Feels bad about family waiting Confusion
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Schedule Valet Place to stay Wait time Sign-in process
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Transportation Someone to collect info Someone to make arrangements Special treatment
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Quiet Wants to be alone
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Dazed Feels bad about family waiting Mixed feelings: laughing/crying Shock and relief
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Transportation Someone to collect information Physical care
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Possible symptoms of surgery Medical education Medical translation Schedule/other appointments Wait time it it on
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Returning Patient Emotions Emotions
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Thankful Understanding Bored Blessed
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Wait time Schedule/other appointments Do not want to repeat personal info
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Cost/Value coat rack
Stages of Care suite of cards
wheelchair with regular seating areas
clinic graduation certificate
Kassam fact sheet
note-taking kit ambient music Wall of Hope
Neurosurgery common terms glossary
patient-use phone
low value
partitioned waiting area
food & drink cart
high value
no front desk video testimonials rotating museum artwork exhibits
calming water fountain
USB memory stick for patient records waiting room TVs
closed-circuit TV to watch surgery
Kassam TV patient transportation
LCD screens for dynamic art
wait room food servers
real-time wait tracker patient information for visually impaired
wait room librarian
computer kiosks mentor
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patient advocate
Concept Direction Patient Experience Emotional Needs Information Needs A system that ties them together
Next Steps Concept validation Concept refinement OR visit Kassam interview Develop personas
Thanks!