Frontline Managers

• Developing cards so patients can ask questions and raise concerns
• Collecting the cards at patient discharge, and make sure there are no unanswered questions
• Addressing the concerns to elevate service

What can your team do to listen to what your patients are telling you they want and need?

• Training your team about the co-pay collection process and how to ask for money
• Educating about the importance of co-pays and the availability of financial assistance
• Hiring a financial counselor, and making them both visible and available to patients

What can your team do to get needed trainings from other departments? What else could your team do to see how your work fits into KP's "big picture"? 

• Training staff on how to handle cash, and tracking payments
• Getting a lock box to safely store cash payments, and reviewing data at monthly meetings
• Letting other teams know that cash payments are possible

What can your team do to look at the care experience though the eyes of the patient? What else could your team do to make going to the doctor easier for the member?