You are a DNP-prepared nurse working at a hospital focused on improving patient satisfaction. After receiving care at your hospital, patients are provided a
scorecard to survey their patient experience. The patient surveys range in questions from wait time to effectiveness of care, and these surveys provide your
hospital with a scorecard indicating how the hospital is performing against these metrics. Upon reviewing the scorecards, you are able to highlight areas of
improvement and areas of success, however, you find the responses are often difficult to analyze, as there are a wide range of responses, and there are many
variables.The process of constructing a balanced scorecard for the tracking of patient satisfaction can be controversial. For example, a hospital’s patient
satisfaction scorecard provides a snapshot of gathered data for the hospital, but the data may be out of context, which makes it difficult to identify specific
problems. It is evident that both scorecards and dashboards have a place in the healthcare setting; however, will all organizations and accrediting bodies
agree on the aspects of implementation, data analysis, and levels of effectiveness?
For this Discussion, you will explore key indicators involved with the use of scorecards and dashboards for tracking organizational performance. Reflect on a
particular healthcare organization or nursing practice with an established scorecard or dashboard measuring patient experience.
