An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare

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by Thomas H Lee


  Index

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  Accountability

  closure requiring, 133–134

  creating effective systems of, 161

  holding management responsible for, 184

  intense feedback creating, 175

  lacking when patients see too many clinicians, 27

  measuring performance with units of, 120

  Accountable care organizations (ACOs), 44

  Acting methods, as work of empathy, 59–61

  Adler, Dale, 181

  Affection model

  as model for social action, 158

  as nonfinancial incentive, 175

  organizations not taking full advantage of, 176–177

  Affordable Care Act of 2010, 44, 91

  Aging Game, 64

  AMA Manual of Style, in medical journals, 75

  Analysis

  advances in data, 118–122

  divorce epidemic, 140

  of drivers of patient loyalty, 44–46

  inherent weaknesses of, 159

  obesity epidemic, 138–140

  patient experience, 99–104

  for patient-experience data from hospitalization, 46–47

  transparency vs. avoiding, 175–179

  Anxiety

  measuring patient satisfaction by relief from, 93

  reducing unnecessary patient, 73–74, 110–111, 190

  relieving in palliative care, 29

  waiting time for patients as source of, 168

  Appreciative inquiry exercises, 171–172

  Apprenticeship, healthcare training through, 181

  Archives of Internal Medicine paper, 99–101

  Arrowsmith (Lewis), 22

  Arts, studying for empathy, 66

  Avoidable suffering, 110–112

  Axelrod, Robert, 70–71

  Bad apple approach, healthcare improvement, 157

  Balint training program, 67

  Banting, Frederick, 21–22

  Beepers, Mayo Clinic, 125–126, 130, 179–180

  Behavioral change

  appreciate inquiry for, 171–172

  changing focus as, 156

  financial incentives for, 172–174

  governing board role in, 182–186

  new measurement goal in, 162–164

  nonfinancial incentives for, 175

  nuanced approach to, 156–157

  overview of, 155–156

  providing examples of, 180–182

  providing tools for, 182

  shared purpose for, 164–172

  social action models for, 158–162

  tradition lever for, 179–180

  transparency as incentive for, 175–179

  Benchmarking

  advances in data analysis, 118–122

  data interpretation issues, 105–106

  Best, Charles, 21–22

  Best practices, brokerage, 130–131

  Beth Israel Deaconess hospital, 126

  Biochemistry, advances in 70s/80s, 77

  Biological basis, of empathy, 56–57

  Blinding, transparency vs., 175–179

  Boissy, Adrienne, 182

  Bonds, social network connections, 145

  Boston Marathon bombings, 166

  Boston Medical Center, 127

  Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

  appreciative inquiry exercises, 171–172

  highlighting positive examples, 143

  learning from other healthcare centers, 127

  patient stress test at, 17–19

  Brokerage

  accumulating social capital through, 152

  defined, 125

  encouraging variation with, 134

  levels of, 130–131

  overview of, 125–130

  Brokers, 131–132

  Brokovich, Erin, 135

  Bundled payment contracts, 38–39

  Burnout, clinician, 31–32

  Burt, Ronald S., viii, 125, 132

  Business imperative, epidemic of empathy as, 35, 43–47

  CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys, 91

  Cancer

  advances in late twentieth century, 26

  chemotherapy for incurable, 103–104

  downside of progress, 27–30

  Mayo Clinic team care for breast, 4

  medical progress in, 11

  sub-specialization in treating, 3

  technological advances in 70s/80s, 76

  Capital, defined, 124

  Cardiac defibrillation, 24–25

  Cardiology

  advances in late twentieth century, 24–26

  history of, 22

  medical research in WW II, 22–23

  technological advances in 70s/80s, 76

  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 24–25

  CARE (consultation and relational empathy) measure, 68

  Carpet bombing, for improvement, 157

  Cash flow, and resistance to change, 37

  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 90–91

  Change, resistance to, 36–37

  Chaos

  medical progress introducing, 53

  as risk of modern care, 16–19

  transparency vs., 175–179

  Chemotherapy, 76, 103

  CHF (congestive heart failure), 113

  Christakis, Nicholas, viii–ix

  on empathy as contagious, 1–2

  on how networks spread values, 134

  on impact of positive examples, 181–182

  Rules of Life in the Network, 140–144

  social network science study on obesity, 137–140

  Christmas Eve soccer game, WW I, 71

  Cigarette smoking, social patterns of, 2

  Clarity, about healthcare goal, 42–43

  Cleveland Clinic

  appreciative inquiry exercises, 171

  bundled payment contracts of, 38

  empathy video, 7

  nonfinancial incentives, 175

  patient satisfaction survey of, 82–83

  patient-centered experience at, 158

  publishing clinical outcomes, 40–41

  same-day access at, 126, 169

  Clinical imperative, 47–51

  Clinical outcomes

  empathic coordinated care for high-value, 189–190

  governing board role in behavioral change of, 183

  hierarchy of, 50

  measuring what matters to patients, 190–191

  organizing patients/providers to improve, 191

  Clinicians

  data measurement issues of, 104–105

  drivers of patient loyalty to, 45–47

  feeling judged by patient experience measurement, 104

  importance of shared purpose, 164–167

  interest in patient-centered care vs., 168

  tactics for acquiring empathy, 62–67

  Closure

  accumulating social capital through, 152

  decreasing variation through, 134

  defined, 125

  overview of, 131–134

  Clustering, mapping network, 149

  CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), 90–91

  Code Comfort protocol, 128

  Cognitive empathy, 54–55, 57

  Common ground, in brokerage, 130

  Communication

  driving patient recommendation, 46

  training programs, 182

  Communication the Cleveland Clinic Way: How to Drive a Relationship-Centered Strategy for Exceptional Patient Experience (Boissy and Gilligan), 182

  Compassion

  care concerns, 11–13

  fatigue, 80–82

  satisfied, 81

  Competition

  based on value, 39–41, 53
/>   creating better healthcare systems, 188

  improving empathy, 9

  Conceptual issues

  defined, 97

  patient experience data, 98–104

  Condition-specific subsets, measuring effectiveness of care, 185–186

  Congestive heart failure (CHF), 113

  Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives (Christakis & Fowler), 134

  Connections, social network, 145

  Consultation and relational empathy (CARE) measure, 68

  Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys, 91

  Consumer online reviews, 177–178

  Contagious behavior, social networks

  overview of, 135–137

  Rules of Life in the Network, 140–144

  study on obesity epidemic, 137–140

  Conversion disorder, 135–137

  Cooperation, evolution of, 70–71

  Coordination of care

  driving market share, 46, 185

  embracing for high-value healthcare, 189–190

  impacted by teams, 138

  importance to patients, 141

  at Mayo Clinic, 170, 180

  waiting time and, 110–111, 120, 171

  Cosgrove, Toby, 82–83, 164

  Cost, accepting responsibility for, 188

  CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), 24–25

  Crossing the Quality Chasm (IOM, 2001), 49, 86–88

  Cultural differences, brokerage, 131

  Cutler, Elliott, 22

  Dafny, Leemore, viii

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 127

  Data

  advances in analysis of, 118–122

  advances in quality/collection of, 113–118

  governing board role in, 183–186

  improving measurement of, 106–108, 162–164

  on inherent vs. avoidable suffering, 110–112

  measurement issues, 104–106

  patient experience concerns, 96–98

  tracking spread of emotion, 147–149

  types for integrated practice units, 121–122

  weaknesses of outcome measures vs., 159–162

  Death

  Code Comfort protocol for dying patients, 128–129

  Harrison’s philosophical view of in 1950s, 24

  HCAHPS performance/clinical outcomes, 101–102

  medical progress and view of, 25

  widower effect study, 137

  The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Tolstoy), 66

  Deep acting, emotional labor, 60–61

  Delivery of interventions, network targeting, 147

  Diabetes, discovery of insulin, 21–22

  Distraction, as barrier to empathy, 72–76

  Electronic data collection, 114–118

  Emotional contagion, 57

  Emotional empathy, 54–55

  Emotional Intelligence (Goleman), 54

  Emotional labor, empathy as, 6, 59–61

  Emotions

  language of healthcare, 7–8

  tracking spread of in healthcare social network, 147–149

  Empathic concern, 54

  Empathy

  concept of, 54

  creating epidemic of healthcare, 1–2, 7–9

  emotional labor at core of, 6

  as essential, 54–56

  as goal of healthcare, 5

  steps for building organizational, 187–193

  trend of nonempathic care, 2–4

  Empathy as response

  Balint training program for, 67

  barriers to, 70–71

  biological basis of, 56–57

  as cognitive process, 57–58

  distraction as enemy of, 72–76

  erosion of empathy, 76–80

  as essential, 54–56

  essential to excellence, 82–84

  exposure to role models for, 63–64

  hospitalization/illness experiences for, 65

  improving interpersonal skills for, 62–63

  improving narrative skills for, 66

  overview of, 53–54

  recognizing lack of, 80–82

  recording/videotaping/observing patient encounters for, 63

  role playing for, 64

  shadowing patients for, 64–65

  short course for, 67–68

  study of literature/arts for, 66

  theatrical performances for, 67

  what it looks like, 68–70

  work of, 59–61

  Empathy in Patient Care (Hojat), 57–58

  Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care video, 83

  Engagement data, 186

  Epidemic

  conventional use of word, 1

  creating empathy as, 7–8

  of empathy, 1–2

  loneliness, 151

  of nonempathic care, 2

  Erosion of empathy

  overview of, 76–80

  recognizing when empathy is lost, 80–82

  E-surveys

  advances in data collection, 114–118

  online reviews and, 177–178

  Examples

  highlighting positive, 143

  learning empathic care from, 180–182

  Experience-sampling method, spread of emotion, 147–149

  Fatalism, in Osler’s era, 21

  Feedback

  from e-surveys, 114–118

  from patient experience data, 96–98

  Fee-for-service system, patient loyalty, 44

  Fenton, Joshua, 99–101

  Figley, Charles, 80

  Financial capital

  boards reviewing quality data before, 183

  building social capital and, 191–192

  defined, 124

  in social capital, 124–125

  Financial incentives

  physician interest in, 167–168

  strengths and weaknesses of, 172–174

  using for financial issues, 192

  Fleming, Alexander, 22

  Focus, changing healthcare, 156

  Fowler, James H.

  Rules of Life in the Network, 140–144

  social network science study on obesity, 137–140

  on spread of values in social networks, 134

  Framingham Heart Study, 138, 146

  Framingham Offspring Study, 138

  Friedman, Richard A., 55

  Friends, Rules of Life in the Network, 143–144

  Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), mirror neurons, 56–57

  Galton, Francis, 109

  Ganey, Rod, 90

  Geisinger Health System

  bundled payment contracts, 38

  emulating practices of, 128

  financial incentive of, 173

  Gilligan, Timothy, 182

  Goal, healthcare

  clarifying, 42–43

  emotional labor and, 6

  measurement, 162–164

  meeting patient needs as primary, 187–188

  overview of, 5

  peace of mind as, 5–6

  quality of patient care, 87–88

  reduction of suffering as, 7

  shared purpose as, 164–167

  Gove, Matt, 166–167

  Governing board role, behavioral change, 182–186

  Grady Health System campaign, 166–167

  Groups

  cultivating sense of ownership as, 120–121

  positive examples of, 181–182

  shifting accountability to individuals vs., 161

  Happiness, mapping in networks, 148–149

  Harken, Dwight, 23

  Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (Harrison), 24–25

  HCAHPS. See Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey

  Healthcare marketplace

  basic dynamics of, 37–39

  competition in, 9, 39–41

  Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 91

 
Heart. See Cardiology

  Heart rate, empathic relationships, 57

  Hennepin County Medical Center, 171

  Hierarchy of clinical outcomes, 50

  Hippocrates, 21

  Holistic approach to healthcare, 4–5

  Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey

  on empathy as essential to excellence, 82–83

  measuring patient satisfaction, 91–92, 106

  outcomes for hospitals in top quartile, 101–102

  Hospitalization, developing empathy from own experience of, 65

  Hotels, 1980s hospitalization as, 88

  House, Suzanne and Jerry, 27–30

  Human capital, 124

  Hurricane Sandy, 166

  Illness experiences, developing empathy by own, 65

  Imitation, in brokerage, 125–131

  Imperative

  business, 43–47

  clinical, 47–51

  competing on value, 39–41

  overview of, 35

  resistance to change, 36–37

  strategic, 41–43

  in this time, 37–39

  Improvement. See Performance improvement

  Incentives

  driving epidemic of empathy with, 153

  financial, 167–168, 172–174

  nonfinancial, 175

  transparency, 175–179

  Infants, empathy in, 57

  Information, patients’ inherent need for, 112–113

  Information brokering

  defined, 125

  levels of, 130–131

  overview of, 127–130

  Inherent suffering, 110–112

  Innovation, in brokerage, 125–131

  Inspiration, rescuing organizations via, 166–167

  Insulin treatment, history of, 21–22

  Integrated practice units (IPUs), 121–122

  Intermountain Healthcare, Utah, 128, 170–171

  Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), 77

  Interpersonal skills, and empathy, 62–63

  IPUs (integrated practice units), 121–122

  IRI (Interpersonal Reactivity Index), 77

  Isolation, social, 149–152

  Jackson Memorial Hospital, 89

  James, Brent, 159–160

  Jen, Phyllis, 78

  Johns Hopkins Hospital, 19–21, 127

  Keegan, Marina, 152

  Krautwurst, Katie, 135, 137

  Language of emotions, 7–8

  Leaders

  acknowledging need for sacrifices, 165

  driving closure in organization, 132–134

  role in behavioral change, 182–186

  Learning, enabling brokerage via, 131–132

  LeRoy incident, 135–137

  Lewis, Sinclair, 22

  Literature, empathy from study of, 66

  Loneliness in healthcare, 149–152

  Loyalty, patient, 43–47, 103

  Malpractice claims, 89–90

  Management. See Leaders

  Mapping social networks, 145–147

  Market forces, embracing, 188

  Market share

  business imperative of patient loyalty and, 43–47

 

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